the other day; a few days ago
although I say; although one might say; although called
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
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
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted
honorific/polite/humble prefix
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
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 receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
the times; the world; society
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
what a blessing; how fortunate; thank goodness
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
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
writing; composition; essay; sentence
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show