far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
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
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
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
beginning; outset; first; onset
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
murder; killing; murderer
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
curse; spell; malediction
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
descendant; posterity; offspring
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood