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
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
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 carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
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
longtooth grouper (Epinephelus bruneus)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
war; battle; match; game; competition
prize winner; pennant winner; victor
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
creator; inventor; developer
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to defy conventional wisdom
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's