first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
beginning; outset; first; onset
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
door; gate; opening; title page
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
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
rule; reign; government; governing
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
almost; roughly; approximately
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
place; situation; position; location
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
while; during (the time when)