sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
older brother; elder brother
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
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
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
rather; better; instead; if anything
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
in that way; thus; so; so?
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
should; must; -able; probably; likely
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
results; record; grades; marks
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
perfect; complete; flawless
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
book; volume; this; present; main; head
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 read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
this and that; various things
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...