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
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
catalogue; catalog; inventory; certificate indicating an impending gift
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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 be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
repentance; confession; penitence
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
selection; choice; option
regret; repentance; remorse
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
light; faint; pale; fleeting
memories; recollections; reminiscence
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication