first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
musical composition title; song title
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
children; group of politicians associated with a particular political leader; politicians riding on a leader's coattails
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
unprecedented; never seen before
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to have a talk; to tell a story
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon