peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
genius; prodigy; natural gift
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
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
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
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...
to accept; to receive; to agree
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
it is not (like that) either
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)