Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to be needed; to be wanted
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
in that way; thus; so; so?
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
to begin; to set about; to start
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
author; writer; novelist; artist
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...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
stale; hackneyed; cliched
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
this world; this life; world of the living
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
by means of; due to; because of; according to
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all