hello; good day; good afternoon
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
storm and stress; Sturm und Drang
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
strength; power; proficiency; ability
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
bottom-tier university with low entry requirements
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
very; extremely; absurd; ridiculous; excessive; extreme
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
defeating in an instant; instant kill
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?