peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
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 create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
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...
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
although there are many of them
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
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
column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
extract; excerpt; selection
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
town; city; municipal; urban
really; truly; indeed; good grief
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)