boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
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.
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
human realm; world of humans; terrestrial world
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
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
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to fight against; to oppose; to face
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
pair; the two; both persons; both things
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
difference; variation; difference
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
multiple personality; split personality
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during