first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
caller; visitor; company; guest
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
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
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
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 separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
eastern part; the east (of a region)
primeval forest; virgin forest
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
being dotted with; being scattered
sports ground; sports oval
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
shooting range; firing range
maneuvering ground; manoeuvering ground
such ... as; or some such