decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
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
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
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
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
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 stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
in that way; thus; so; so?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
suffix for familiar person
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
chalice (for Holy Communion); Holy Chalice; Holy Grail
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty