darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
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)
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
please (give me); please (do for me)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten duodecillion; original; positive
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to have readied a bow and stand at ready; to watch for an opportunity; to wait until the time is ripe
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to face; to go towards; to head towards
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of