number one; first; best; most; game; round
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
phrase; phrase; strawberry
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case; compact car
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor; assailant; offender; at-fault party (e.g. in an accident)
victim; injured party; sufferer
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
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.
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly