that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
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
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
family; members of a family
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
scene; spectacle; sight; view
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
rubbish; trash; garbage; worthless thing
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
bright red; crimson lotus flower
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
fields (of rice and other crops)
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 burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up