phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
hut; house; boarding house; residence hall; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
real experience; actual observations
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.
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
but; however; provided that
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
to have the privilege of doing
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; judgement (of God); referee
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence