god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to hang low over (e.g. clouds); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind screens, curtain, etc.)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
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.
innumerable; countless; numberless
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
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
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.)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to pour oil on (something); to anoint with oil; to turn up; to add fuel (e.g. to a dispute); to rev up
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)