day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
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
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
hostility; antagonism; opposition
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
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 use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
nonaggressive defense (policy) (defence)
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
base (military, expedition, etc.)
to turn towards; to point
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use