once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
personal computer; PC; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
sound; tone; note; ring; chirp
street; quarter; district; area
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
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 ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
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.
thorough; exhaustive; complete
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
maker; manufacturer; producer; producer (of a film, play, etc.)
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
unfair; unjust; wrongful; improper; unreasonable; unwarranted
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
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.)