first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
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.
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)