king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
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
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
by means of; due to; because of; according to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
subhuman; demi-human; Argentinian (person); (arch.) American (person)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
the four great sages (Buddha, Christ, Confucius, Socrates)
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
royal capital; imperial capital
state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance