first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
name; given name; first name
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
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
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
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
father; dad; husband; you; he
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to subsist; to keep on living
by myself; in person; by oneself
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell