that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
number one; first; best; most; game; round
theatre; theater; playhouse
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
audience; spectator; spectators
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
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 look forward to something
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
regular customer; general audience; general public
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
distinction; differentiation; classification
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
social life; social intercourse
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
speaking voice; talking voice
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing