prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
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
to practice magic; to practise magic
indeed; really; truly; very much
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 add (e.g. a postscript)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
utmost limits; extremity; limit
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
Saber (Honda sedan); Sabre (jet fighter)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you