to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
number one; first; best; most; game; round
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
established practice; custom
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
this occasion; at this time; now
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder