indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
how long; how much; to what extent
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
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
woman; female; feminine gender
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 scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
continuation; succession; series
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
should; must; -able; probably; likely
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
professor; teaching; instruction
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
business trip; official trip
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
although I say; although one might say; although called
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over