first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
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
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to cut corners; to be shoddy
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
beginning; outset; first; onset
invitation; introduction; temptation
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to yearn for; to pine; to be deeply in love with
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable