be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
foolishness; stupidity; silliness
fortune-telling; divination
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
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 take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
don't you think?; indicates question
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
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)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
that's the way it is; such is life
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
universal medicine; cure-all; panacea
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying