the other day; a few days ago
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
debut match; debut fight; debut race
until now; so far; up to the present
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
(arch.) bracelet (made of stringed jewels or bells and worn at the elbow); bracer (for the elbow of an archer)
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
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 break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
by means of; due to; because of; according to
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole