order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
most ... ever; most ... up to now; more ... than ever before
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
magazine; journal; periodical
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
writing; composition; essay; sentence
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.
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
time; season; period; phase; stage
order; sequence; procedure
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
is something that; is that which
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
one by one; one after another; successively
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
many problems; various problems
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
in order; sequential; seriatim