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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
third day of the month; three days
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
fourth day of the month; four days
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
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 take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
fifth day of the month; five days
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
sixth day of the month; six days
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to be ready and waiting for; to be on the alert for
(nth) power; counter for vehicles; multiplication; Buddha's teachings
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
in this way; thus; such; uh...
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.)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence