lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
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
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
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.
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
charming; fascinating; attractive
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal