creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; 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 the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
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; so
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
tendency; trend; inclination
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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 ...-ed; to be ...-ed
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
feeling; sense; impression
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
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; to come about
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!
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
original method; original procedure; genuine way (of doing something)
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.)
but still; however; and yet; nevertheless; for all that
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
modern; lug arm tips (on glasses); temple tips
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
liking for; taste for; fondness 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