pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
about; on; regarding; per; for every
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
villain; baddie; the villain's part
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, 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
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
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 think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
presentation techniques; way of showing something
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
(piece of) type; movable type; moveable type; printed word; printed matter; print
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)