to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
magazine (periodical); magazine (for a firearm); (reloadable) film cassette; film canister
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
chapter one; first chapter
improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
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.
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
long work; (full-length) novel; feature-length film; long poem
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
to add (e.g. a postscript)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
guess; conjecture; surmise
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona