to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
mask; disguise; guise; mask
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.
not folding on a stitch but placing the fold (2mm) deeper past the stitch, folding the excess back to cover the stitch
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
in that way; thus; so; so?
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
while; during; while; although; all; both
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
coincident with; while; simultaneously
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
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
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
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
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
governor-general; governor; viceroy
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)