to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
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 examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
how; in what way; how about
river; stream; River; the ... river
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
now; the present time; just now; another; more
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
rising water (of river, lake, etc.); swelling water; increased water; high water
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford