maintenance; preservation; improvement
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
4th day of the month; four days
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
worldly desires; materialistic desires
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
(some) more; even more; longer; further
fine (mesh, fabric texture)
female high school student
general; popular; common; typical
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory