thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
again; once more; a second time
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
slump in publishing; publishing recession
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
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.)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
author; writer; novelist; artist
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
society; public; community; social studies
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)