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
image; figure; figure; form; image
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
successful bid; winning a tender
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to knock down the price of; to make a successful bid (for an article); to buy at auction
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
production; output; turning out
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
sparing no money; regardless of expense
around the world; throughout the world
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 buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
carat; unit of weight for jewels and pearls, 200mg; karat (measure of purity of gold); carat
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
contract price; successful tender price
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but