first;  foremost;  most important;  best;  greatest;  above all
 counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.);  counter for bullets
 indicates sentence topic;  indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated);  adds emphasis
 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
 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.
 commencing with;  including
 this way;  this direction;  here;  this (one);  I;  me
 enjoyment;  pleasure;  diversion;  amusement;  hobby
 at (place, time);  in;  to (direction, state);  toward;  for (purpose);  because of (reason);  for
 this;  this one;  this person;  now;  this point (in time);  here;  used to stress the subject of a sentence
 to believe;  to believe in;  to place trust in;  to confide in;  to have faith in
 good;  excellent;  sufficient;  enough;  profitable (deal, business offer, etc.);  beneficial
 I wonder;  should I?;  is it?;  I wish that;  I hope that
 to read;  to recite (e.g. a sutra);  to chant;  to predict;  to guess;  to decipher;  to count
 don't;  do;  hey;  listen;  now, ...;  well, ...
 but;  however;  even;  however;  no matter how;  ... or something;  either ... or ...
 here;  this place;  this point;  here;  these past ... (e.g. three years);  these last ...
 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
 indicates a question;  or;  whether or not;  some- (e.g. something, someone);  hmm;  huh;  very
 key;  lock;  key (to a problem);  clue
 to drink;  to gulp;  to smoke (tobacco);  to engulf;  to overwhelm;  to keep down;  to suppress
 yes;  that is correct;  understood;  I see;  present;  here;  pardon?
 from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity);  since;  from (originator);  by;  because;  since;  out of (constituent, part)
 from now;  from the present moment;  from this time forward;  henceforth
 at;  in;  at;  when;  by;  with;  and then
 railway station;  train station;  staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan);  counter for railway stations and bus stations
 to face;  to go towards;  to head towards
 past;  after;  too (much);  over- (e.g. eating)
 it seems;  I think;  I guess;  right?;  don't you agree?
 with trouble;  at great pains;  rare;  valuable;  kind;  generous
 to leave;  to exit;  to leave (on a journey);  to depart;  to move forward;  to come to;  to get to
 to come (spatially or temporally);  to approach;  to come back;  to do ... and come back;  to come to be;  to become
 although;  despite;  whereas;  while;  if only;  I wish
 you said;  he said;  if ... then;  do you seriously think that;  I already told you;  you should know by now that;  the said ...
 what!;  oh;  what the heck;  what the;  damn
 hey;  you;  hey;  hey;  hold on;  yo
 serious;  earnest;  real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
 to think (about, of);  to think over;  to consider;  to bear in mind;  to think (that);  to believe;  to intend (to do)
 the expectation is that ...;  the reason is that ...;  the fact is that ...;  the explanation is that ...;  it is that ...
 and yet;  despite this;  but even so;  but even then;  however;  nevertheless
 now;  the present time;  just now;  another;  more