ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
end of the world; farthest corner of the earth
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
one color; one kind; one tendency; being the sole mood, sentiment, focus of attention, etc.
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
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 bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
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.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook