one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
unhappy; sad; miserable; wretched; gloomy; melancholic
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
time; hour; period; class
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.
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
closing hours (of a store, restaurant, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
now; the present time; just now; another; more
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily