intermission (between acts); interlude
journey; route of a journey
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
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
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to fall flat; to fall face down
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
dull sound; muffled sound
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
stereoscopy; three-dimensional vision
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
place of execution; execution site
silence; stillness; quietness
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
round shape; circle; circular form
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend