great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
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
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
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 gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
fate; destiny; predestination
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!