work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
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
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
action of making something; -ification
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
mesh; grid; highlight in the hair; streaked hair
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
rotation (usu. on an axis); turning; spin
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
prospecting; trial digging
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
number of revolutions (i.e. as an engine speed); number of rotations; speed of revolution; speed of rotation
surrounding environment; ambient surrounding; one's surroundings
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
interior; inside; internal
vacant space; aperture; gap; opening
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
professor; teaching; instruction
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
vein (of ore); reef; streak; lode
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)