to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
although I say; although one might say; although called
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
by means of; due to; because of; according to
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
my husband; one's family; family member
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
than; from; out of; except; but; more
three; three years of age
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with