to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
just a minute; small quantity
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
of course; certainly; naturally
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
like this; this sort; this way
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
wherein; therein; thereinto
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
while; during; while; although; all; both
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
feeling; sense; impression
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
next; following; subsequent; stage; station