horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
nothing but; except; no more than
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
all things in nature; the whole creation
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
of course; certainly; naturally
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
while; during; while; although; all; both
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
is that so?; I see; right; oh
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
attendance; participation; presence
to know (someone); to think; to believe
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
friendship; (on) familiar terms; intimacy; kindness; goodwill
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
prohibition on women entering (usu. for religious reasons); no female admission
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
while alive; during one's lifetime
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
the West; the Occident; Western countries
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
form; shape; figure; morph
in public; in company; in the presence of others
to have a talk; to tell a story
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above