dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
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 unfold; to unroll; to open
or; OR (Boolean operator)
district; section; sector
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
very; extremely; excessively
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
until now; so far; up to the present
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
such; this sort of; like this
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...