chapter one; first chapter
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
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
point; essentials; gist; summary; fundamentals
society; public; community; social studies
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to concern; to be related
study; research; investigation
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
research methods; method of study (research)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to face; to go towards; to head towards
progress; advance; improvement; development
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.
pre-existing; already there; conventional
research; investigation; enquiry; inquiry; study
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
future (usually near); prospects
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to affect; to impact; to influence
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever