light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
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
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to differ; to vary; to disagree
nature; property; disposition
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.
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
consists of; comprises; is made up of
three primary colors (colours); trichromatic
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
colourless; colorless; achromatic; neutral (position); impartial
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
to shed light; to cast light
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
Lydia (Iron Age kingdom of Asia Minor)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
shades of night; night scene
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza