talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to add (e.g. a postscript)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
personal; individual; private
writing; composition; essay; sentence
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
you could say; you might say; verging on the
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
illustration appearing in the first pages of a publication; frontispiece
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made