the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
myself; yourself; I; me; you
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
endless; boundless; everlasting
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
of course; certainly; naturally
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
beginning; outset; first; onset
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
(how) many times; (how) often
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
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 chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
while; during; while; although; all; both
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
choice; selection; option
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about