to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
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 guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
phantom; vision; illusion
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
dead of night; shades of night; black of night