preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
frequency (of occurrence)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
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 stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
interference; intervention; meddling
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
reincarnation; rebirth; transmigration; metempsychosis
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute