companion; follower; attendant; retinue
than; from; out of; except; but; more
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
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
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
inter-scholastic athletics competition
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
now; the present time; just now; another; more
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
opening (of uncultivated land)
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun