ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
why; how; for what reason
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
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.
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
educational institution; school; academy; campus
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
fraud; cheating; foul play; trickery; hoax; swindle
being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent; walking sideways; staggering; striding
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
approval; acceptance; toleration
only the results matter; it's all about the results