entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)
Nakai Masakazu (1900.2.14-1952.5.18)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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 study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
people; men and women; each person; everybody
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
goodness; excellence; virtue
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
three; three years of age
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
don't you think?; indicates question
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
that is to say; so that means
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any