author (usu. of a particular book); writer
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
illustration (e.g. book); picture
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
chapter one; first chapter
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
battlefield; battleground
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
killer; destroyer; annihilator; seducer; seductress; tempter
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
ten; 10; ten years of age
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
imagination; supposition; guess
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
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 shake; to wave; to swing; to sway
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)