the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
number one; first; best; most; game; round
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
it's been a long time; long time no see
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
myself; yourself; I; me; you
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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
while; even though; despite
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
decision; determination; resolution
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.
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
time; hour; period; class
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)