indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
man-god; person enshrined as a god
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
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 keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
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 go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
pregnancy; conception; gestation
the same; the said; likewise
time; season; period; phase; stage
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back