creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
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
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
health; healthy; sound; fit
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
boy; son; baby boy; young man
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
letter; missive; note; mail
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and