first volume (in set); volume one; book one
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
outline; summary; argument
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
man; male; masculine gender
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
low (level, value, price, etc.)
height (of body); stature
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.
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any