preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
that day; the very same day
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
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.)
time; hour; period; class
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
on time; on schedule; punctually
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)