now; the present time; just now; another; more
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
personal; individual; private
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
main ingredient; main component
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
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
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
charming; fascinating; attractive
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state