slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to wind (thread, film, etc.)
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
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
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
water wheel; water turbine; hydraulic turbine; (arch.) violent wielding of weapons
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
power; might; authority; influence
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
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.
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
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)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part