devil; evil spirit; genie
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
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
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
royal capital; imperial capital
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 aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing