first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
war; battle; match; game; competition
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
how; in what way; how about; questionable
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
match; game; bout; contest
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
feeling; sense; impression
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 receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
how; in what way; how about
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
attacker (esp. in volleyball)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
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.)
don't you think?; indicates question
interview (on television, in a newspaper, etc.)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to