light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
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
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
adds force or indicates command
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
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.
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
doll; dhole (Cuon alpinus); Indian wild dog
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
soldier; combatant; warrior
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
Gola (India); Ghorra; Gorer
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
envoy; diplomat below the rank of ambassador (e.g. deputy chief of mission, charge d'affaires); minister (of legation)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
that day; the very same day
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...