to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
than; from; out of; except; but; more
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
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; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
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, ...
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to attack; to assault; to assail
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; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
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; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to be aware of; to know; to notice; 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; and then
rising water (of river, lake, etc.); swelling water; increased water; high water
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
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 been ...-ing
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford