soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
chimera (mythological); chimaera
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
switching over to; migration; transition
to repeat; to do something over again
Japanese chimera; mythical creature with a monkey's head, tanuki's body, tiger's limbs, and a snake tail; White's thrush (Zoothera dauma); mysterious person; person of unknown character
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
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.
thereupon; shortly thereafter
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
grounds of a Shinto shrine
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
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
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to be silent; to say nothing
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
arraying a number of reference books in order to compose poetry; literary composition crammed with maxims, ancient episodes, legends, etc.; otters lining a catch of fish on a river bank; (people) making offerings (esp. of fish)