ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
war; battle; match; game; competition
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
match; game; bout; contest
doubles (tennis, badminton, etc.)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
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
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
alone; by oneself; on one's own
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
declaration; proclamation; announcement
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
special; particular; peculiar; unique
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
cooperation; coordination; link
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
of course; certainly; naturally
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
while; during; while; although; all; both
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to need; to call for; to require
indeed; really; truly; very much
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
svāhā; well said; so be it
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing