legendary beast; magical beast
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
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.)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
people; men and women; each person; everybody
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.
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
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
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at that time; in those days
by means of; due to; because of; according to
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
all present; all concerned; all of us
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?