if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
water and moon; the Moon reflected on the water; pit of the stomach; solar plexus
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
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
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 hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to pick up; to find; to gather
little finger; pinky; little toe