long ago; once upon a time
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
war; fighting; fierce competition
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
heinous; treacherous; atrocious; diabolic; fiendish; inhuman
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
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 use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
existence; being; presence
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
good; goodness; right; virtue
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)