play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
time; hour; period; class
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
on the net; on the Internet; on the web
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
10th day of the month; ten days
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
author; writer; novelist; artist
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
expressing one's mind; speaking out
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
eagerly; earnestly; ardently
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and