indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
soccer; (association) football; seersucker
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
planet; dark horse; surprise contender
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
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 aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten duodecillion; original; positive
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...