sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop
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
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
although I say; although one might say; although called
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
crops; agricultural produce
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
German chamomile (Matricaria recutita); German camomile
lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus); lemon grass
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning