the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
equivalence; equal value; parity; (logical) equivalence
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
long ago; already; a long time ago
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
such; this sort of; like this
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
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...
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion