waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
star (actor, athlete, etc.); celebrity; star (symbol); asterisk; (celestial) star
substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
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 advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
performance (e.g. music, dance, drama); something done (just) for show; theatre; performance (of a computer, car, investment, etc.)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis