the ten precepts; Ten Commandments; Decalogue
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
king; king; king (chess piece)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
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; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
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
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
family of gods; clan of gods; tribe of gods
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
devil; evil spirit; genie
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
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)
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
to face; to go towards; to head towards
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
admonition; commandment; sila (precept)
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness