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
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
Marx; Marks; Marcks; Marcus; Markus
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
striking with the back of the sword
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful