child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
district; section; sector
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
Japanese representative; Japanese delegate; Japanese delegation
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
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
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
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.
how; in what way; how about
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
goalkeeper; keeper; goalie
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly