indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
body; group; party; company; troupe
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
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
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 receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
war; battle; match; game; competition
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
as you please; in any way you like; as you wish
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
cook; chef; tap; spigot; cock (male fowl); cock (penis)
secretary; councillor; councilor