long ago; once upon a time
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
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
war; fighting; fierce competition
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
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; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
government service; the bureaucracy
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 revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
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; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
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
badness; evilness; bad; evil
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)