order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
general idea; concept; notion
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
really; truly; indeed; good grief
child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete
how; in what way; how about
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
now; the present time; just now; another; more
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
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.
to read (a book, etc.) over again
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question