to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
magic sword; cursed sword
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
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)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
relation; connection; relevance
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
to live; to make a living; to get on with
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
feeling; sense; impression
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
beginning; outset; first; onset
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)