counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
letter by letter; character by character
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
how many years; how long; what year
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
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
just a handful; only a small number (of)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
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
simplified version; abridged edition
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
the West; the Occident; Western countries
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
the ancients; ancient people
changing completely; transformation
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
thousands; several thousand
dozens; scores of; decades
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to forget completely; to leave behind
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into