ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
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 wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
war; battle; match; game; competition
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
intelligence; cleverness; innate aptitude
river; stream; River; the ... river
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
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
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
in that way; thus; so; so?
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
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
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
of course; certainly; naturally
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver