the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
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 the end; on top of that
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
indeed; really; truly; very much
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses