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
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
cook; chef; tap; spigot; cock (male fowl); cock (penis)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
honeycomb toffee; sponge toffee; foam candy from heated brown sugar mixed with baking soda
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
by means of; due to; because of; according to
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
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 leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
commonwealth; federation of states; confederation; union
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to take back; to recapture
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
site; point on a map; spot