to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
number one; first; best; most; game; round
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
essay on poetry; theory of poetry
book; volume; this; present; main; head
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
of course; certainly; naturally
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
all (there is); as long as there is
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
I see; that's right; indeed
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint