foreword; preface; introduction
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
at that time; in those days
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
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
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
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; roughly; approximately
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to state; to express; to mention
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
main meaning; opinion; idea; aim; motive; gist
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
ordinary; in the past; usual; regular
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
myself; yourself; I; me; you
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
system; organization; organisation; architecture
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop