magic; sorcery; incantation
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
knowing; (an) acquaintance
don't you think?; indicates question
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
nocturnal luminescence; noctilucence
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
how many years; how long; what year
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
two persons; two people; pair; couple
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
head house (family); birthplace; originator
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already