creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
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 search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
research; study; investigation
United Kingdom; UK; Britain; England
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
morning person; early bird; lark
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
time; hour; period; class
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common