darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
by means of; due to; because of; according to
again; once more; a second time
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
in accordance with; according to
massing (of troops); gathering
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
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 hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
at that time; in those days
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
nothing but; except; no more than
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
for dear life; barely escaping alive
scarlet; crimson; cardinal red
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)