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
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
clear; precise; definite; distinct
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
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.
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop