the same as always; day after day
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
too much; excessively; too
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
military service; combat experience
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least