to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
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
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
iron basket for torches; cresset; brazier; bonfire
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
in that way; thus; so; so?
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
there; over there; that place; that far; that much; that point
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
by today; before the day is over
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)