release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
president (of a society); chairman
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
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
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
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 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
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
installment; instalment; premium; bill
100,000,000; one hundred million
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
four (long cylindrical things)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
but; however; provided that
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
how; in what way; how about
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
defeat; loss; reverse; setback