indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
poisonous snake; poisonous serpent
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
song of praise; eulogy; paean; hymn
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
materials; data; document
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
chapter one; first chapter
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
examiner (e.g. patent examiner)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to continue to rain or snow
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt