one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
violent emotion; passion; fury
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
(on the) sea; surface of the sea
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships
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.
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
both sides; two sides; double-sided
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
not yet known; unknown; strange
Atlantis; Atlantis (space shuttle)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to await; to wait for; to expect
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.); deep; strong (smell); heavy
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
coastal waters; adjacent seas