particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
mental; spiritual; emotional
critical moment; do-or-die situation
how; in what way; how about
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to rock; to shake; to swing
while; during; while; although; all; both
to shake; to sway; to waver
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
rather; better; instead; if anything
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
suffix for familiar person
image change; changing one's image; makeover
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to have a talk; to tell a story
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...