monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
planning; plan; project; arrangements
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.
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
to become desperate; to give in to despair
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
the times; the world; society
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
author; writer; novelist; artist
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
green light; (giving) permission; OK
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
business; trade; operations; sales
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish