purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
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
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
the wrong hands; hands of evil
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
in that way; thus; so; so?
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
in succession; one by one
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
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 aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
oracle; revelation; divine message
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to be found; to be discovered
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?