as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
why; how; for what reason
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
even though; despite; when
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
process; course; mechanism
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to have meaning; to be meaningful
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
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 clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback