shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
raptor; bird of prey; predatory bird
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
library (usu. single-room); small library
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
such; this sort of; like this
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
novel; story; (work of) fiction
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
having a romantic interest; having a chance (of being hired, etc.); (lit.) having a pulse
self-torturing; masochistic
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
after that; afterwards; thereafter
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)