indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
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)
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
battlefield; battleground
junior high school student; middle school pupil
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
soldier; warrior; person of courage; strong person; very capable person
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
hungrily; voraciously; ravenously; greedily; avariciously; eagerly
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
conquest; domination; supremacy; winning (a championship)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
early spring; beginning of spring; New Year
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on