chapter one; first chapter
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
by means of; due to; because of; according to
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
opening a book; opening (part) of a book
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
rather; better; instead; if anything
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
that is to say; so that means
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to cease; to stop; to be over
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
such; this sort of; like this
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
time; season; period; phase; stage
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 be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
chief; main; principal; major
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of