thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
considerably; fairly; quite
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
incessant working; working non-stop
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
that day; the very same day
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
reopening; resumption; restarting
thick curtain; drop curtain
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth); to clean out (ears)
there it is; there it comes; got it; of course; it figures; I knew it
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
eloquence or flattery designed to deceive
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
conviction; belief; confidence
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
living together (with one more person)