indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
still (continuing); as ever; further
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
killing and wounding; bloodshed
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
coincident with; while; simultaneously
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
how; in what way; how about
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.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
place; situation; position; location
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
don't you think?; indicates question
is that so? (generally rhetorical)