enthusiast; maniac; fanatic; nut; freak
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
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
while; during; while; although; all; both
coffee time; tea time; coffee break
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
contrived; false-sounding
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
article; news story; report; account
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to ask; to enquire; to query
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
unenlightened; uneducated; ignorant
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
question; inquiry; enquiry
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness; negligence
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
does not; can not; will not
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to approach; to draw near
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason