indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
typeface; style of handwriting; calligraphic style
Tsukushi (provinces of Chikuzen and Chikugo in northern Kyushu)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
each time; frequently; always
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.)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
physical education; PE; gym (class)
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
participation; joining; entry; adherence
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
morning assembly; morning gathering; morning meeting
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally