magic; sorcery; incantation
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
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
really; truly; indeed; good grief
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
in that way; thus; so; so?
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
I see; that's right; indeed
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
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 support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
name; given name; first name
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
unwanted child; shunned child
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
myself; yourself; I; me; you
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for