magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
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
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
don't you think?; indicates question
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
copycat criminal; copycat crime
than; from; out of; except; but; more
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
knowing; (an) acquaintance
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
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 give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
long ago; already; a long time ago
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
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
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very