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
 fate;  destiny;  connection;  tie;  pretext;  justification
 what;  how many;  many;  a lot of;  several;  a few
 to come to an end;  to close the curtain
 to understand;  to comprehend;  to become clear;  to be known;  I know!;  I think so too!
 curtain;  bunting;  act (in play)
 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 open (a door, etc.);  to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package);  to open (for business, etc.);  to empty;  to remove;  to move out;  to clear out
 large;  big;  great;  prominent;  -sized;  as big as;  university
 crossing swords;  competing against;  contending with;  fighting against
 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
 land route;  overland route;  by land;  overland
 from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity);  since;  from (originator);  by;  because;  since;  out of (constituent, part)
 direction;  district;  area;  field (e.g. of study);  sphere;  quarter
 to do;  to carry out;  to cause to become;  to make (into);  to serve as;  to act as;  to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
 form;  method;  system;  formula
 to take;  to pick up;  to pass;  to hand;  to get;  to obtain;  to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
 to become;  to get;  to result in;  to turn out;  to consist of;  to be composed of;  to be completed
 and;  and then;  thus;  and now;  and finally
 battle;  fight;  war;  struggle;  conflict
 (in) the middle of;  (in) the midst of;  (in) the course of;  (at) the height of
 hey;  you;  hey;  hey;  hold on;  yo
 siblings;  brothers and sisters;  brothers;  siblings-in-law;  brothers-in-law;  mate
 horizon (related to bodies of water)
 point;  tip;  head (of a line);  front;  first;  before;  (the way) ahead
 until (a time);  till;  to (a place or person);  as far as;  to (an extent);  up to
 be;  is;  did;  (have) done;  please;  do
 ice;  shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
 to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
 dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris);  squealer;  rat;  loser;  asshole;  counterfeit
 red bean paste;  red bean jam;  filling (e.g. of a manjū);  stuffing;  padding
 older sister;  elder sister
 century;  hundred years; (fig.) a long time
 once;  one time;  temporarily;  for a moment;  one degree;  one tone
 and the like;  such as;  or something;  something like;  I hear that ...;  people say that...
 so much;  so often;  oh, yes!;  that's it;  that's right;  quite
 thing;  object;  one's things;  possessions;  things;  something;  quality
 is not;  am not;  are not;  isn't it?
 and;  thereupon;  because of that