first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
now; the present time; just now; another; more
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
by myself; in person; by oneself
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
(some) more; even more; longer; further
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
should; must; -able; probably; likely
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
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
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
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.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
myself; yourself; I; me; you
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
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 persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
don't you think?; indicates question
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly