road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
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
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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 throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as