indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
not yet known; unknown; strange
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
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
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
than; from; out of; except; but; more
gods and men; godlike person; person as powerful as a god; (arch.) low-ranking Shinto priest
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
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 leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
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.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into