this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
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.
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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.)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
curse; spell; malediction
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
living by oneself; living alone
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
story; tale; talk; discussion
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to read aloud; to read to someone
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking