chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
war; battle; match; game; competition
will not do; do not; does not
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
memories; recollections; reminiscence
future (usually near); prospects
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
expressing one's mind; speaking out
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
word for word; verbatim; a single word and a single phrase