myself; yourself; I; me; you
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
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 make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
life; living; I; me; student
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
in the meanwhile; during the time
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
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 ...
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
labor pains; birth pangs; throes of creation; toil of producing something new
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see