little by little; bit by bit
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
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 roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
great war; great battle; world war
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
end; close; conclusion; termination
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
war; fighting; fierce competition
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
most part; greater part; majority
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
every person; each one; everybody
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)