war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds
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
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
beginning; start; civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
Arabian Nights; One Thousand and One Nights
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
door; gate; opening; title page
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have