commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
social; societal; societary
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
university graduate; having graduated from university
bank employee; bank staff member; bank clerk
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
senior high school; high school
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
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
life; living; I; me; student
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
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.)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!