indicates sentence topic;  indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated);  adds emphasis
 knowing;  (an) acquaintance
 corpse;  kanji "corpse" radical
 young lady of noble birth;  princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.);  girl;  small;  cute; (arch.)  prostitute
 indicates word or phrase being defined;  used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.);  with;  (not) as much as;  (not) so much as;  the fact that
 something;  some;  somehow;  for some reason;  (is there) something (you want, etc.)
 contract;  compact;  agreement
 the expectation is that ...;  the reason is that ...;  the fact is that ...;  the explanation is that ...;  it is that ...
 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
 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 throw down;  to bring down;  to kill;  to defeat;  to overthrow;  to trip up
 paradise;  heaven;  Kingdom of Heaven
 at (place, time);  in;  to (direction, state);  toward;  for (purpose);  because of (reason);  for
 to go;  to move (in a direction or towards a specific location);  to proceed;  to take place;  to pass through;  to come and go;  to walk
 if;  when;  and;  with;  used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.);  promoted pawn;  indicates a question
 Mr.;  Mrs.;  Miss;  politeness marker
 to permit;  to allow;  to forgive;  to pardon;  to exempt (someone) from;  to remit;  to acknowledge
 murder;  killing;  murderer
 light;  illumination;  ray;  happiness;  hope;  influence
 sect;  denomination;  tenets (of a religious sect)
 monk;  priest;  sangha (the Buddhist community)
 bowstring;  string (of a shamisen, etc.);  stringed instrument;  chord;  hypotenuse
 ceremony;  matter;  affair;  with regard to;  as for
 to go;  to come;  to be defeated;  to collapse;  to be annoyed;  to be nonplussed
 new;  novel;  fresh;  recent;  latest;  up-to-date
 sure;  certain;  reliable;  trustworthy;  If I'm not mistaken;  If I remember correctly
 pupil;  disciple;  adherent;  follower;  apprentice;  young person
 for generations;  hereditary;  generation after generation
 to give one's name (as);  to introduce oneself (as);  to claim to be;  to call oneself;  to reveal oneself (as);  to admit to being
 house;  residence;  family;  household;  lineage;  family name
 tearing;  ripping;  crunching;  munching;  stiff;  starchy;  (working) hard
 clique;  group;  (political) faction;  wing;  school;  sect
 be;  is;  did;  (have) done;  please;  do
 by all rights;  properly speaking;  legally speaking
 high mountain;  lofty peak
 same;  identical;  equal;  anyway;  anyhow;  in either case
 but;  however;  (and) yet;  nevertheless;  still;  for all that
 all living things;  mankind;  the people;  the world