no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
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
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
communication with the dead
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.
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
in that way; thus; so; so?
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
offender; criminal; culprit
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
ruler; monarch; sovereign
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!