at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
sacred books; sutras; scriptures; Bible
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
how; in what way; how about
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
person with supernatural power; person capable of extrasensory perception
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
junior high school student; middle school pupil
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
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...
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
time; season; period; phase; stage
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
adds force or indicates command
every year; yearly; annually
established practice; custom
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do