Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
do-or-die game; crucial contest
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
strike (i.e. industrial action)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
practice; practising; experience
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurdity
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
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 use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
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.)
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)