if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
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 rescue from; to help out of; to save
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
messenger; envoy; emissary
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
such; like that; in that way
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
divine sword (one of the three sacred treasures)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
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
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
two persons; two people; pair; couple
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...