magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
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 draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
little by little; bit by bit
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
progress; advance; improvement; development
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
story; tale; talk; discussion
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to feel chilly; to be afraid; to be frightened; to be nervous
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that