metre; meter; meter; gauge
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
ten; 10; ten years of age
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
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
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
ago; since; before; previous
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
class of demons; demonic race; family of demons
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
but; however; provided that
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
name; given name; first name
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
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 put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all