year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
human immunodeficiency virus; HIV
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
infection; contagion; becoming infected
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.
official announcement; proclamation
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
war; battle; match; game; competition
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
to feel; to sense; to experience
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
the other day; lately; recently
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
second; number two; runner-up
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)