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
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
adds force or indicates command
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...