high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
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 add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
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
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
gyro; gyroscope; gyro; gyrocompass
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
armory; armoury; ordnance department
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
now; the present time; just now; another; more
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!