author; writer; novelist; artist
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
the other day; a few days ago
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
story; tale; talk; discussion
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
such; like that; that sort of
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; cause; origin
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
bathing; going in the bath
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
thought; consideration; thinking
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
don't you think?; indicates question
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
while; even though; despite
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
3rd day of the month; three days