crow (Corvus spp.); raven
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
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
one's way back; one's way home
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
older brother; elder brother
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
library; book collection; paperback book
hot water (for drinking); tea; bath; bathhouse
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
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 have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
originally; by nature; from the start
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
great swordsman; master fencer
family; relatives; dependents; household
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
favorite sword; cherished sword
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
uni-; single; unitary; sole
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
tail (animal); tail end; tip