first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
first part; first volume; prequel
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
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
breaking off an engagement
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; the present time; just now; another; more
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
outside the country; abroad
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
in that way; thus; so; so?
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
all over; all over the place; everywhere
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
hot topic; talk of the town
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
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.
such ... as; or some such
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks
to live; to get along; to spend (time)