counter for books; volume
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
don't you think?; indicates question
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
good-value; economical; advantageous (price, deal, etc.); useful; helpful
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
sub-; second-rate; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia
race (of people); type of person
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
dukedom; duchy; principality
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
antiquity; the previous era
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
web edition; online edition
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
myself; yourself; I; me; you
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement