first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
don't you think?; indicates question
in this way; along these lines; similarly
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
now; the present time; just now; another; more
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
how long; how far; how much
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
too (much); overly; excessively
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
number of days (times) one has attended
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve