wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
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
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
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.
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
tradition; legend; folklore
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
innumerable; countless; numberless
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
to shut in; to confine; to contain
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to hide; to keep to oneself
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to be silent; to say nothing
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation