to gather; to collect; to assemble
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
underpopulated area; lightly-populated area
medical care; medical treatment
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to think constantly about; to dwell on
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to translate; to interpret
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to run about; to rush about
to alter one's state of consciousness; to change one's mindset; to change one's attitude