order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
society; public; community; social studies
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
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
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 decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
criticism; critique; review; commentary
duty; function; office; mission; task
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
justice; fairness; impartiality
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
coloured glasses; tinted glasses; sunglasses; biased view; preconceived view
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
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.)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever