beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
solitude; loneliness; isolation
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
silence; stillness; quietness
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
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 turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to face; to go towards; to head towards
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...