direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
author; writer; novelist; artist
story; tale; talk; discussion
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by