first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
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 begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
myself; yourself; I; me; you
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to become possible; to become able to (do)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
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; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
(for the) first time in one's life
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled