step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
one line; one streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident)
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
release (of information, documents, etc.); disclosure; display; discovery
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
fantastic; bizarre; incredible; tree tumbo (Welwitschia mirabilis)
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
floor; dance floor; sales floor; floor (of a building); storey
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
really; truly; indeed; good grief
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to