October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
debut work; one's first work
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
rather than; more ... than ...
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
how; in what way; how about
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet