first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
junior high school student; middle school pupil
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
infirmary (at a school, workplace, etc.); health center; nurse's office; nurse's room; sickroom; sick bay
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
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.
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
expression; look; countenance; face
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
in the same way as; just like
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
thin; slender; fine; unlucky