honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
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 cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
smith; blacksmith; small crowbar for extracting nails; cat's paw
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
how; in what way; how about
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error