binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
January; first month of the lunar calendar
fourth day of the month; four days
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
beginning; outset; first; onset
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
(one) could even say that
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
name; given name; first name
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 give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
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.)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
worthy of special mention
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
brokerage; brokerage firm; broking house; securities company
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker