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
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
order of chivalry; chivalric order
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person