creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
legend; folklore; tradition
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
spiritual realm of humanity
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
every evening; night after night
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 loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
house; dwelling; human habitation
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to steal or sneak or slip into
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
victim; injured party; sufferer
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of