chapter one; first chapter
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
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
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.
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
street; quarter; district; area
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
considerably; fairly; quite
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to