chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
royal castle; imperial castle
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
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 connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
lock; padlock; tablet; pill
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
of course; certainly; naturally
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
why; how; for what reason
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back