preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
silence; stillness; quietness
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
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.
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
liquid-crystal display; LCD
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
head of the student council; president of the student council
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.)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)