to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
author; writer; novelist; artist
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
story; tale; talk; discussion