indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
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
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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
company; lot; bunch; 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 vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
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; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
negotiations; discussions; connection
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 close; to finish
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
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 sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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 (finance)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
danger; peril; hazard; risk
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she