eleven; team (of eleven players; esp. in soccer)
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 search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
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
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
children; group of politicians associated with a particular political leader; politicians riding on a leader's coattails
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
match; game; bout; contest
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
gal (unit of gravitational acceleration)
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
hoe; raw fish or meat dish in Korean cuisine
point spread; point difference
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
difference; variation; difference
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
adds force or indicates command
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate