main text; original text; this book; this volume
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
typeface; style of handwriting; calligraphic style
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
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 change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
(your) choice; preference; wish
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
please (give me); please (do for me)
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back