alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
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
to collect the best; to put together the cream of the crop
paranormality; anomalous phenomenon
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
by means of; due to; because of; according to
operation; functioning; running
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to hide; to keep to oneself
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
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.
form; shape; figure; visage
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
creation; Creation (by God)
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
(arch.) person of high rank; (arch.) nobleman; wife of a nobleman
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
(social) position; status
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
suffix for familiar person
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health