first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.)
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
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
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 make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
first thing in the morning
association; society; organization; organisation
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
written request; request for ...; application for ...
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)