the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
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
training; drill; practice; discipline
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
one building (hall, temple, shrine, room); same room; same place; same building
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
it is not (like that) either
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
war or military record; score; military achievements; results
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
apparent; obvious; very clear
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
by means of; due to; because of; according to
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
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.)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
participation; joining; entry; adherence
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned