gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
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
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
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 change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
originally; by nature; from the start
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
(item of) equipment; accessories (bike, auto)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
beginning; outset; first; onset
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
superstition; superstitious belief
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
hours of operation (machine, etc.); uptime
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
in the meanwhile; during the time
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying