war; battle; match; game; competition
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
slow; gradual; steady; calm; composed; relaxed
two persons; two people; pair; couple
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
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.
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial