now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
middle of a field; middle of a country; field of contest
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
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
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
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 cover fully; to wrap around
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
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
different opinion; objection
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
than; from; out of; except; but; more
crown prince; Prince Shōtoku
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
direct unforked road; straight path