for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
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 exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be found; to be discovered
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to have a talk; to tell a story
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
kitchen; financial situation
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise