once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
innumerable; countless; numberless
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
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
very young; little; childish; immature
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
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 compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to repeat; to do something over again
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
people; men and women; each person; everybody
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember