bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
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
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
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 be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
blowing air into a dive mask through the nose to clear out the water
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
now; the present time; just now; another; more