quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
scene; spectacle; sight; view
until now; so far; up to the present
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
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
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
in advance; beforehand; previously
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
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 take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
somehow; for some reason or other
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
border (pattern); stripes; border; boundary; border; edge
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be