to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
Western-style house (esp. one built in the Meiji or Taisho periods)
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
living person; the living
by means of; due to; because of; according to
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
means; way; method; measure
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand