all; entire; whole; altogether
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
all present; all concerned; all of us
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
noumenal Buddha (in comparison to phenomenal Buddha)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
home area; home town; local
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to