one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
athletic meet (esp. at a school); sports day; field day; sports festival
babies born on October 10, supposedly conceived on New Year's Day; normal gestation time (i.e. 9 months)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
probability; likelihood; chances
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
so; therefore; and; (and) then
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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 carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
summer vacation; summer holiday
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
examination; consideration; test; quiz
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
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
strange; unexpected; (by) chance; unusual; curious
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
just one person; only one