preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
how many years; how long; what year
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
why; how; for what reason
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
relation; relative; kind; cordial
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
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.
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of