roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
the front; honest; upright; decent
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
accurate; correct; precise; exact
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
called; known as; that; to say
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
sound judgment; sane decision; act performed with a clear mind
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
participation; joining; entry
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
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.
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
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.)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember