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.
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)
senior high school; high school
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to face; to go towards; to head towards
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to fight against; to oppose; to face
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
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
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
temporary license; temporary licence
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
next; following; subsequent; stage; station