ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
serve; serving (e.g. of food)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
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
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
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
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
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
to pick up; to find; to gather
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
doing whatever one pleases
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.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
Spain; Spanish (language)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict