player (of a sport); athlete; team member
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
in this way; thus; such; uh...
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.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
pride; boast; credit (to)
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...
many; numerous; various; large number of
to win the prize; to win the ring
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
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 leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
family; members of a family
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)