sorceress; medium; female fortuneteller; (arch.) child from the city
deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
movie; film; motion picture
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
novel; story; (work of) fiction
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
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 begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
already; now; no longer; not any more
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
number one; first; best; most; game; round
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance