previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
existence; possession; having; limited company
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
while; even though; despite
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
investigation into historical evidence; study of historical artifacts
physical law; laws of physics
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
standard; set; routine; decided
notes; comment; remark; annotation
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
science fiction; sci-fi; SF