preface; foreword; preamble
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
cosmetics; beauty products; toiletries; makeup
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
commercial (on radio, TV, etc.); advertisement; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
nice; likeable; desirable
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
people; men and women; each person; everybody
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to receive; to take; to get someone 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
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
training; drill; practice; discipline
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 receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse