first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
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
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
time; hour; season; time of the year
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
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.)
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
stairs; stairway; staircase
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
to happen to meet; to come across
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
dwelling; house; residence; living; life