to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
although I say; although one might say; although called
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
frizz; short tufts springing up from hair surface here and there; kink; idiot hair
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush (esp. on a fictional character, idol, etc.); to be infatuated
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
number one; first; best; most; game; round
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
library; book collection; paperback book
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to subsist; to keep on living
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
more than anything; above all else
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence