indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
indeed; really; truly; very much
to bind; to file; to finish (a dish) by pouring beaten egg into the broth; to sew up; to stitch together
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
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 protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
silence; stillness; quietness
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)