today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
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
story; tale; talk; discussion
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Sleeping Beauty; Thorn Princess; Briar Rose
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
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 open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
in that way; thus; so; so?
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
fortune-telling; divination
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)