lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
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.
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
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 hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
by means of; due to; because of; according to
injured person; wounded person; casualty
small number; few; minority
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
restarting; resuming operations (e.g. at a power plant)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
town; city; municipal; urban
(essential) utilities; lifeline
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being