promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
together; at the same time; same; identical
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
grimoire; manual of black magic; book of magic and spells
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
record of war; war chronicle; commentaries of war; military history
Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
raging fire; conflagration
drawing a sword; drawn sword