conference room; council room
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
to rock; to shake; to swing
while; during; while; although; all; both
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
feeling; sense; impression
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
in that way; thus; so; so?
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
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 be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
something like ...; something called ...
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
such; like that; that sort of; very