to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
is something that; is that which
explanatory note; explanatory text; explanation; caption
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to read (extra meaning) into (something); to take (future changes) into consideration; to load (data); to read
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
I see; that's right; indeed
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
management; administration; operation
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
strategy guide (book, e.g. for a video game); playing guide; book of hints
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
how; in what way; how about
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
free time; spare time; idle moment
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
door; gate; opening; title page
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)