the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
counter for books; volume
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
both hands; both arms; ten
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
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
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to speak; to say; to vocalize
although I say; although one might say; although called
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
together (with); at the same time; in a lump