the last moment; the very end
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
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.
notice; attention; observation
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
please (give me); please (do for me)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
both (people); the two of them
victory stand; winners' podium
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
(on) land; ground; shore; track and field; athletics
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence