everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
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
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
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.
discovery; detection; finding
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
rather; better; instead; if anything
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
company; corporation; workplace
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make
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?
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
turning (a comic, novel, etc.) into a serialized TV-show; dramatization
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
senior high school student
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
contract; compact; agreement