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
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
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.)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to come into being; to be born
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
snake; serpent; large snake
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Serpent; hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon); south-southeast; fourth month of the lunar calendar
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
devil; evil spirit; genie
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
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.
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest