thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
such ... as; or some such
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.
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
by means of; due to; because of; according to
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
whole nation; whole land; whole country
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
since then; from that time; ever since
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing