first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
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
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
of course; certainly; naturally
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
is something that; is that which
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
nonetheless; nevertheless
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
society; public; community; social studies
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
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.
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
consideration; taking into account
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
rather; better; instead; if anything
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
in comparison to; rather than
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate