east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
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 intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
social gathering; get-together; (friendly) meeting
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
pupil; student; schoolchild
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
medal of honour; medal of merit
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
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
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal