foreword; preface; introduction; postscript
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora; abundance (esp. of something undesirable)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
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.
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)