opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
construction; establishment
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
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.
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
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
story; tale; talk; discussion
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
spring break; spring vacation
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as