indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
solitude; loneliness; isolation
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
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 rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
direct control; direct supervision
order of chivalry; chivalric order
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
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.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
now; the present time; just now; another; more
royal capital; imperial capital
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
older sister; elder sister
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
two persons; two people; pair; couple