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
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
a long time ago; in those days; once upon a time
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
this world; this life; world of the living
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
party; set; gang; company; person
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
solely; entirely; only; or
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
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.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
doll; dhole (Cuon alpinus); Indian wild dog
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy