this world; this life; world of the living
existence; being; presence
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
not understanding; not knowing
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
rule; government; administration
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
to say things to ease one's mind
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
if so; in that case; in that situation
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)