cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
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.
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like