first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
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
journal; magazine; periodical
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
various families; various schools of thought
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
those (near the second person)
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; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
in that way; thus; so; so?
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.)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
international law; law of nations
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
constitution; rules; regulation
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
democracy; democratic system of government
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to feel; to sense; to experience
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely