than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
name; given name; first name
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
awareness; realization; noticing
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
little by little; bit by bit
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
to like; to love; to be fond of
and yet; though; when; in spite of
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
to withdraw into oneself; to shut oneself away; to seclude oneself
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept