opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
(some) more; even more; longer; further
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 eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
number one; first; best; most; game; round
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 give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
troops; group members; team members
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so