hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
murder; killing; murderer
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
upper; upward; upper (of a shoe); uppercut; upper (drug); stimulant
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
honorific/polite/humble prefix
as one had hoped; as one wishes
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
infighting; inside fighting; fighting at close range
posture; position; stance
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 take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion