preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to have a talk; to tell a story
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
while; during; while; although; all; both
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
end; close; conclusion; termination
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post