head start; initiative; preemption
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
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
match; game; bout; contest
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
South Korea; Republic of Korea; Korean Empire (1897-1910)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
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 put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
while; during; while; although; all; both
now; the present time; just now; another; more
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do