to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
very; extremely; absurd; ridiculous; excessive; extreme
hereabouts; around there; that area
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
after a long time; for the first time in a while
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
author; writer; novelist; artist
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else