to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
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 build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
strength; power; proficiency; ability
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
such; like that; that sort of; very
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
those (near the second person)
eat-in-kitchen; combination kitchen-dining room; dropkick (rugby)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for