to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
tediously; repetitively; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
one act (play, etc.); scene; event
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
journal; magazine; periodical
article; news story; report; account
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
study; library; den; home office; reading room
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)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
virile; tough; masculine; intense
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
joint work; collaboration
criticism; critique; review; commentary
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution