prefix for forming ordinal numbers
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
methods of writing; rules of good writing; writing style guide
writing; composition; essay; sentence
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
occupation; calling; livelihood
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
while; during; while; although; all; both
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
student (esp. a university student)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as