terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
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
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
amphitheater; amphitheatre
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
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.
imperial court; royal court
in comparison to; rather than
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour