chapter one; first chapter
temple; shrine; sanctuary
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
name; given name; first name
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
dungeon; dungeon (in an RPG or video game); (underground) labyrinth
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
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 carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
workshop; studio; atelier
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
artifact; relic (of a past civilization); relic (of a former age); vestige of a bygone era; anachronism; outdated thing
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
don't you think?; indicates question
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...