order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
research thesis; treatise
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
commentary on current events
it is not (like that) either
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
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
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
should; must; -able; probably; likely
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
is something that; is that which
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
preconception; prejudice; preoccupation
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from