illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
villain; baddie; the villain's part
(your) daughter; young woman
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
Aalen (Germany); Ahlen; Arlen
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
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
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to face; to go towards; to head towards
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
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 turn towards; to point
educational institution; school; academy; campus
imprisonment; incarceration
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
dead end; tragic ending (e.g. of film)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
winter vacation (holidays)
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
don't you think?; indicates question
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic