magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
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.
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle; twinkling; glistening
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
big catch (fishing); good haul
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
long (time); protracted; prolonged
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
gem; jewel; precious stone
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
tool; implement; means; furniture
various articles; various items; various kinds
society; the world; the times
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
treasure; precious article; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
looking for (a suitable thing or person); searching for; hunting out; picking out; shopping around for; searching (a place)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
mountain road; mountain trail
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with