single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
war; fighting; fierce competition
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
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 give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
about; on; regarding; per; for every
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
regret; repentance; remorse
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.)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself