work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
group; bunch; crowd; group
to concern; to be related
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
general term; generic name
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
feeling; sense; impression
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
tide; current; tendency; trend
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to begin; to set about; to start
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
early (days); initial stage; initial
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
should; must; -able; probably; likely
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
in this way; thus; such; uh...
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
people; men and women; each person; everybody