sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
training; drill; practice; discipline
elementary level; beginner level
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
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
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
rather; sooner; preferably
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 give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
don't you think?; indicates question
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to be kind to; to treat kindly
isolation; being alone; being friendless
until now; so far; up to the present
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
wherein; therein; thereinto
item; something that one "just has to have"
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
popular name; common name; nickname; alias