first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
summer vacation; summer holiday
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
the same as always; day after day
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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 undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
one's house; one's home; one's family
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
position; location; base; point; site
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
thermal; thermal; thermal garment
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid