indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
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.)
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
established practice; custom
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
person who has committed suicide
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
rare; extraordinary; singular
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
only; merely; but; no more than
of course; certainly; naturally
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
Phantasmagoria (video game)
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch