preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
treasure; precious article; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
in search of; in order to look for
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
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 examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
by means of; due to; because of; according to
mud; muddy; covered in mud
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)
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.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as