sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
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.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
amount of light; quantity of light
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
(made of) stone; stone-built
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
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 cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
now; the present time; just now; another; more
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
season (in nature, sports, etc.); seasonal word or phrase (in haiku); year
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)