indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
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
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
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
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
body; physique; build; stature
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
while; even though; despite
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
prohibition; inhibition; ban
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew