warding off evil; protecting against misfortune
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
likability; favorability; popularity
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
any more; any further; any better; any longer
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
having no idea; having no clue
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
while; during (the time when)
frowning on; looking on with scorn; showing disapproval
recovering of trust; winning back of trust
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
killing two birds with one stone
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
door; gate; opening; title page
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)