birth; creation; formation
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
time; hour; period; class
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
only; merely; but; no more than
label (i.e. sticker); label (i.e. record label)
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
leading figure; influential figure; mogul
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
rather; better; instead; if anything
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
impossible; unlikely; improbable
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
digital versatile disc; DVD
novelization; novelisation; turning a film script into a novel
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory