stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
war; fighting; fierce competition
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
deputy head; deputy director; vice chief (of something); executive officer (navy)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
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.)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
how many people; a number of people
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
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)