marlin (fish of the Istiophoridae family); merlin (Falco columbarius); pigeon hawk
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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.
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
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
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
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
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
use; utilization; utilisation; application
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to become clear; to be made public
secret; private; surreptitious
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of