approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
how many people; a number of people
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
although I say; although one might say; although called
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
overcrowding; crowded; congestion
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
now; the present time; just now; another; more
lonely; lonesome; dreary; (arch.) loneliness; (arch.) desolation
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
feeling; sense; impression
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to