dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln; young girl; childlike young woman
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to lick off; to take (something) off by licking
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
hammer; hopeless swimmer; person who can't swim; someone who sinks like a stone
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
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)
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
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 put (wood, coal, paper, etc.) into the fire; to throw on the fire; to add to the fire; to burn
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
at; in; at; when; by; with
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
steel; sword steel; sword
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small