technique; art; skill; move
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
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 decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
the earth below; the ground below; this world (as opposed to heaven)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with