curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
please (give me); please (do for me)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
ten; 10; ten years of age
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
developed country; advanced country
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
volume number; reel number; number of volumes; number of reels; a set number of scrolls to be read by a Buddhist monk
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
one's favorite mistress; one's favourite mistress
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
number one; first; best; most; game; round
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
goods; merchandise; commercial items
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
such; like that; that sort of
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
author (usu. of a particular book); writer