biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
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
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
practical; actual; de facto; in essence; in all but name
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
president (of a society); chairman
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
declaration; proclamation; announcement
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
economic world; financial circles; business community
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 give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
both sides; two sides; double-sided
influence; clout; leverage
(political) power; authority; influence
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
poor health; failing health
madness; craziness; insanity
such ... as; or some such
a great variety of; all sorts or kinds of; multifarious
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
bubble on surface of liquid; ephemeral; transient
like; similar to; as with; in the same way