infancy; childhood; tender age
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
society; the world; the times
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
scholar of literature; literary person; man of letters; writer
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually