compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
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
chief; main; principal; important
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to serve; to work for; to attend
messenger; envoy; emissary
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
religious painting; religious picture
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
lively group (usu. young people); dynamic bunch; group (art)
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth