claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
council (consultatory, advisory); board of trustees
joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation; accession
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
economic bloc; ecosystem (of services, goods, etc. within a company or consortium)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
mediation; good offices; go-between; building a bridge
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
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 respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
then; well; so; well then
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
stagnation; hindrance; delay
end; close; conclusion; termination
taking; accepting; receipt; leaving; departure; withdrawal