bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
splendid horse; promoted bishop
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
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
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
training; drill; practice; discipline
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
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 continue; to keep up; to keep on
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
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.)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
image; figure; figure; form; image
dwelling; house; residence; address
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
cave; cavern; den; grotto
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
(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
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto