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.
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
bridge (of a koto, etc.); cylinder; prism
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
right in the middle (of); midst; height
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
Solomon; Solomon (10th century BCE; King of Israel)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); third string of a koto (counting from the player's near side)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
in succession; one by one
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
good (condition); going well; fine; smooth
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
by means of; due to; because of; according to
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
combat power; fighting strength
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward