direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Asura; demigod; fighting; carnage; sledge (for conveying large rocks, logs, etc.); log slide
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
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
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
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 raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
in that way; thus; so; so?
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
myself; yourself; I; me; you
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
perfidiousness; faithlessness; inconstancy; insincerity; falsehood
boy; son; baby boy; young man
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
beforehand; in advance; previously
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)