although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
element; chemical element; (classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire); (arch.) origin; (arch.) source
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
then; well; so; well then
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
story; tale; talk; discussion
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
completion; perfection; accomplishment
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
creation; generation; formation; derivation
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
discovery; detection; finding
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
how; in what way; by what means
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
that's the way it is; such is life
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh