the 10 precepts; Ten Commandments; Decalogue; Decalog
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
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 visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
marlin (fish of the Istiophoridae family); merlin (Falco columbarius); pigeon hawk
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
adds force or indicates command
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
miraculous medicine; miracle drug; wonder drug