(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
printing type; movable type; printed text; print
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
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...
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
real experience; actual observations
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
please; somehow or other; one way or another
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
prevention is better than cure; an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure; look before you leap; forewarned is forearmed; a stitch in time saves nine; (lit.) a walking stick before stumbling
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.)
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
all's grist that comes to his mill; turn everything to good account; turn anything to profit
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
comfort; consolation; diversion
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that