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
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
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.
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
time; hour; period; class
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
surroundings; environs; circumference
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation