to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
untiringly; persistently; without losing interest
rather; better; instead; if anything
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
while; during; while; although; all; both
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
addiction to the printed word; addiction to reading; reading addict; obsessive reader
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
antiquity; the previous era
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
reincarnation; rebirth; transmigration; metempsychosis
existence; being; presence
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
listed company (on a stock exchange)
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
woman; female; feminine gender
clerk; office worker; office staff
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
by means of; due to; because of; according to
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)