finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens
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
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
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.
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
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.)
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
worthless (of a person); somebody who wouldn't be missed if they died
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
please (give me); please (do for me)
of course; certainly; naturally
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back