whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
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 protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
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
cooperation; collaboration
by means of; due to; because of; according to
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
marlin (fish of the Istiophoridae family); merlin (Falco columbarius); pigeon hawk
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
Vivian; Vivien; Vivienne; Vyvyan
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
horn (instrument; made of animal horn); bugle; hunting horn
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted