beginning; outset; first; onset
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
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.
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
dry riverbed; river beach
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
how; in what way; how about
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
two persons; two people; pair; couple
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
in that way; thus; so; so?
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality