human being; human; person; character (of a person)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
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 want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
Mount Penglai; Penglai Island; sacred mountain (e.g. Mount Fuji, Mount Kumano, etc.); Kansai New Year decoration (made from food); Formosa; Taiwan
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
wonder drug; miracle cure; elixir
of course; certainly; naturally
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
failure; mistake; blunder
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
present-day science; modern science
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
medicine; medical science
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of