indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
MI6 (from Military Intelligence Section 6); Secret Intelligence Service (UK); SIS
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
Central Intelligence Agency (US); CIA
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
intelligence agency; secret service
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
party to a contract; subscriber; policy owner (insurance)
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
literally; to the letter; literal
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.
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)