preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
NEET (young person not in education, employment or training)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
existence; being; presence
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
while; even though; despite
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.
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
while; during; while; although; all; both
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
door; gate; opening; title page
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more