to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
author; writer; novelist; artist
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
this occasion; at this time; now
woman; female; feminine gender
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
contribution (e.g. to newspaper)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
that's the way it is; such is life
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
materials; data; document
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you