alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to collect the best; to put together the cream of the crop
refining; purification; careful manufacture
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); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); 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 the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
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.
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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)
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
soldier; combatant; warrior
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency