magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
banning of books; banned book
catalogue; catalog; list of betrothal presents; gift register; (table of) contents; certificate of initiation
university town; college town
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
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.
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
person with supernatural power; person capable of extrasensory perception
one-way traffic; one-way (e.g. communication); one-sided
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
capable person; talented person; person with supernatural powers (in fiction); competent person; person with legal capacity
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
key word; key phrase; clue; keyword; search term; index term
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
without permission; without notice
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
troublesome; annoying; complicated
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine