first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
main text; original text; this book; this volume
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.
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
about; on; regarding; per; for every
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
chance; opportunity; occasion
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
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
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
what kind of; what sort of; what
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
root; origin; source; cause; basis; foundation
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
myself; yourself; I; me; you