a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
senior high school student
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
please (give me); please (do for me)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
Thebae; Thebae (Greece); Thebai; Thebes
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
Valley of the Kings (near Luxor, Egypt)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...