first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
March; third month of the lunar calendar
eleventh day of the month; eleven days
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
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
by myself; in person; by oneself
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
society; public; community; social studies
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
turmoil; chaos; confusion
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
rather; better; instead; if anything
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day