tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
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
other side; opposite side; other party
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
until now; so far; up to the present
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
scenery; scene; landscape
don't you think?; indicates question
rolling (ship, etc.); rolling (start, plan, etc.); illegal street racing
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial