history of; experience of
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
reigning; controlling; dictating
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
people; men and women; each person; everybody
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
though; notwithstanding; although
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
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 guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
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.)