to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
power; authority; jurisdiction
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
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.
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
suitable age (esp. for marriage); marriageable age
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
woman; female; feminine gender
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
myself; yourself; I; me; you
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent