indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
first base; first baseman; one fort
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
match; game; bout; contest
runs batted in; RBI; position of a ball when struck (e.g. in tennis, volleyball)
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
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
close; intimate; on good terms
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
every year; yearly; annually
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to remain married for life
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to feel relaxed; to be soothed
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop