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
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
secret base; hideout; hidden position
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
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; and then
attack; assault; attempt; try
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
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.
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
there are no tricks or gimmicks (phrase used at magic shows); perfectly ordinary (e.g. mirror, pack of cards)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
honorific/polite/humble prefix
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very