method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
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 tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
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
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
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)
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
now; the present time; just now; another; more
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
royal capital; imperial capital
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to cut; to slash; to slay all
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
royal castle; imperial castle
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
level ground; plain; flatland
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
here and there; in places
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good