old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
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 give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
Araneus ventricosus (species of orb-weaving spider)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
rakshasa; man-eating demon in Hinduism and Buddhism
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
Chinese bellflower (Platycodon grandiflorus)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible