indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
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 collect; to assemble; to gather
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
confidence; trust; faith; credit
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
danger; peril; hazard; risk
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she