indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
stairs; stairway; staircase
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
all; entire; whole; altogether
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
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
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
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 snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
difference; variation; difference
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
electricity; (electric) light
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
potential; latent faculties; potential capacities
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
technique; art; skill; move