when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to have an eye on; to zero in on
book; volume; this; present; main; head
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
author; writer; novelist; artist
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
suffix for familiar person
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
barely miss (meeting someone, catching a train, etc.)
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
really; truly; indeed; good grief
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to make a fool of someone
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
froufrou; frou frou; frilly decoration; Furfur; Furtur; mythical great Earl of Hell
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
young greens; young herbs
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
until now; so far; up to the present
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
elder sister; effeminate man
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
it's been a long time; long time no see
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)