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
myself; yourself; I; me; you
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
sister (sibling); (Catholic) sister; sister (female partner in a homosexual relationship)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
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
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
university town; college town
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
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 be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
two persons; two people; pair; couple
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award