for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
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
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
letter; missive; note; mail
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
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 meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
should; must; -able; probably; likely
don't you think?; indicates question
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.)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
(not) even once; (not) ever
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
writing; composition; essay; sentence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
way; method; means; (technical) specification