what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
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
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
piece; fragment; one (object)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
how; in what way; how about
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.)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid