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.
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.); ostentation
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
unique thing; best on earth
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
number one; first; best; most; game; round
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
of course; certainly; naturally
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy