first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
beginning; outset; first; onset
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
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.
time series; chronological order; chronology
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
such; this sort of; like this
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
long work; (full-length) novel; feature-length film; long poem
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
about; on; regarding; per; for every
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly