illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)