creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
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
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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 write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
although I say; although one might say; although called
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
tendency; trend; inclination
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
feeling; sense; impression
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
original method or procedure; serious; orthodox; classical
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
it is not (like that) either
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
being fond of; having a liking for; to the liking of; favored by; popular with
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins