human being; human; person; character (of a person)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
devil; evil spirit; genie
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) 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 rescue from; to help out of; to save
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
just one person; only one
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
emperor (of Japan); mikado
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
tradition; legend; folklore
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
night under the midnight sun; white night (at extreme latitudes); night during which the sun doesn't set
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
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
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it