indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
war damage; ravages of war; horrors of war
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
property; fortune; assets
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 snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
agricultural community; farm village; rural
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
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
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to mow; to reap; to harvest
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
everywhere; all over; throughout
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")