magic; sorcery; incantation
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
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
torii; Shinto shrine archway
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine