order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
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
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
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 hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
choices; alternatives; options
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
selection; choice; option
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.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
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)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)