indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
tier; tear; teardrop shape
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
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.
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
clone; kroon (former currency of Estonia)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
field; sphere; realm; division; branch