character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
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...
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
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
ten; 10; ten years of age
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
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 be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle