period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
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
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
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 entertain; to make welcome
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
rail (any bird of family Rallidae, esp. the water rail, Rallus aquaticus)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
question; inquiry; enquiry
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
creation; Creation (by God)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
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.)
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you