at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
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 return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
timely; well-timed; clutch hit; run-scoring hit; RBI hit
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
match; game; bout; contest
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not