indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
war; battle; match; game; competition
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
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.
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
wheat straw; barley straw
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
suffix for familiar person
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to project; to stick out; to stand out