regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
now; the present time; just now; another; more
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
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
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
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 aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others