fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
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
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
curse; spell; malediction
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
how; in what way; how about
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
myself; yourself; I; me; you
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 bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
surely (not); certainly (not)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
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
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
I see; that's right; indeed
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...