indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
hostile relations; hostile relationship
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
bikini model (usually teenage); pin-up girl
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
in comparison to; rather than
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
collection of short stories; collected short stories
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
yuki-onna (spirit in Japanese folklore); snow woman
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
follow-up report; further news
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete