first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
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
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
don't you think?; indicates question
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
now; the present time; just now; another; more
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
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 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 sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
how long; how far; how much
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
too much; excessively; too
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
number of days (times) one has attended