confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
miraculous god; wonder-working god
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
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 light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
two persons; two people; pair; couple
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
the late king; the preceding king; good ancient kings
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
prosperous; flourishing; thriving; muscular; brawny
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
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to become settled; to be fixed
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
since when; from when; how long