genius; prodigy; natural gift
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
many; numerous; various; large number of
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
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.
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
settlement; solution; resolution
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)
police officer; policeman; constable
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
I appreciate your efforts
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
adds force or indicates command
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
honorific/polite/humble prefix
lost article; something forgotten
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker