first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
at that time; in those days
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
of course; certainly; naturally
honorific/polite/humble prefix
another's eyes; other people's eyes; casual observer
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
(some) more; even more; longer; further
technical; specialist; professional; exclusive
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
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 continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary