world history; international history
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
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
globalization; globalisation
as; because; with; due to
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
episode; anecdote; vignette
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to feel; to sense; to experience
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
working adult; full-fledged member of society
senior high school student
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
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