number one; first; best; most; game; round
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
second; number two; runner-up
light; right; right field; right fielder
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
first; first base; first baseman; fast
third (base, baseman, gear)
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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
order; reservation; order; sequence; order (of magnitude); architectural order
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
strength; power; proficiency; ability
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person