spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
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
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
adds force or indicates command
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
diamond (mineral, gemstone); diamond; infield; diamond (card suit)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
bridge (of a koto, etc.); cylinder; prism
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
don't you think?; indicates question
x (mark); cross; MDMA; ecstasy; molly
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
one's circumstances or condition, esp. compared to that of another; coherence (e.g. of a conversation)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort