to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
double; twice (as much); twofold
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
bubble era (of Japan; 1986-1991)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
in that way; thus; so; so?
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
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.
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
Christmas cake; unmarried woman above the age of 25
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
student (esp. a university student)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (novel by L. F. Baum, 1900); The Wizard of Oz (film, 1939)
like this; this sort; this way
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life