once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
time; hour; period; class
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
serious; not joking; straight
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
adds force or indicates command
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
common hornwort (Ceratophyllum demersum); Analipus japonicus (species of brown alga)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
beginning; outset; first; onset
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
paper scoop used in goldfish scooping
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
really; truly; indeed; good grief
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
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
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come