one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
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
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
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 hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
in the meanwhile; during the time
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through