middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
the five planets (in ancient Chinese astronomy; Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Venus and Mercury); five stars
educational institution; school; academy; campus
defense; defence; protection
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
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.
sorcerer; genie; human with supernatural powers
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
head; brains; intellect; understanding
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 make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
club activities; extracurricular activities
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
existence; being; presence
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...