have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
some day; hereafter; at some future time
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
innovation; new departure; milestone; breakthrough
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
very; much; greatly; a lot of
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
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
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
future (usually near); prospects
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
circumstances; one's situation or lot in life
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to wed; to be married; to shift blame to someone else
manners and customs; customs and habits
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error