preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
living thing; organism; creature; biology
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
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 be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
time; season; period; phase; stage
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to jar; to grate; to make others uncomfortable
by means of; due to; because of; according to
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
inside one's heart; in one's mind
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm