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
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
myself; yourself; I; me; you
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
self-consciousness; self-awareness
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
endless; boundless; everlasting
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
bright red; crimson lotus flower
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to blaze; to burn brightly
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
beginning; outset; first; onset
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like