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
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
praise; hymn (genre of the Shi Jing)
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
quiet; still; surreptitious
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
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 wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
than; from; out of; except; but; more
magic sword; cursed sword
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship; (arch.) eldest brother; Brazil; Brazilian
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
the sense of being engulfed in a green, mountainous atmosphere