first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
plate; illustration; figure
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
about; on; regarding; per; for every
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
research; study; investigation
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
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.
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
is something that; is that which
of course; certainly; naturally
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
people; men and women; each person; everybody
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to