human being; human; person; character (of a person)
handful; small amount; small number
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
surname; family name; last name
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
comparatively; relatively
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
for example; for instance; e.g.
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
myself; yourself; I; me; you
that is to say; so that means
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
by myself; in person; by oneself
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
meaning; significance; sense
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to end one's life; to end one's days; to die
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy