understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
noninterference; leaving something to take its own course; giving someone a free hand with something
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to repeat; to do something over again
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
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.)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
in that way; thus; so; so?
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
overall victory; championship
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
contrived; false-sounding
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to be worried; to be troubled