nothing but; except; no more than
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
18th day of the month; 18 days
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
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
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
first time; first; initial
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to scrap (work in progress, esp. illustration); to reject; to shelve; to cancel (plans, etc.)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
wallpaper; wallpaper; background image; desktop image
to have the privilege of doing