indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
war; battle; match; game; competition
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
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 swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
subtracting points; points deducted
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
French bread (esp. baguette); breadstick
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
Japanese person; Japanese people
by means of; due to; because of; according to