double circle (indicating "very good" on a piece of school work)
name; given name; first name
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
gender; distinction of sex; sex
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
type of occupation; occupational category
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
original story; original version; this volume
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
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
brief personal record; short curriculum vitae; short CV
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
relation; connection; relevance
chief; main; principal; important
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
Schultz; Schulz; Schurtz; Schurz; Shults; Shultz
woman; female; feminine gender
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
by means of; due to; because of; according to
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
object of romantic interest
outside of; not covered by
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness