until now; so far; up to the present
myself; yourself; I; me; you
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
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...
absorption; suction; attraction
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
stairs; stairway; staircase
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted