first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
property; fortune; means; assets
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
yen (currency of Japan); circle
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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 talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
popular name; common name; given name
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion