talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
perfect; complete; flawless
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
Japanese person; Japanese people
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
to bring; to take; to bring about
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that