the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
brand-new article; new item
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
beyond that point; after that
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
battlefield; battleground
how many years; how long; what year
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
moving from one battlefield to another; fighting on successive fronts; fighting in various battles
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
too much for one to handle; unmanageable; uncontrollable
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)