to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
match; game; bout; contest
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.
again; once more; a second time
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
higher rank; better position
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker