thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
collection of short stories; collected short stories
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
long work; (full-length) novel; feature-length film; long poem
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
story; tale; talk; discussion
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
time series; chronological order; chronology
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
publication; issue; launching (a publication)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (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.
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
original (written) work (i.e. a new novel, play, music, etc.); newly written work; specially written work; writing (a new work) specially (for a publication, film, exhibition, etc.)