courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
firm; solid; steady; secure; unshakeable; unwavering
ability to get things done
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
hospitalization; hospitalisation
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
sickroom; hospital room; ward
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to read aloud; to read to someone
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
library (usu. single-room); small library
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
around the world; throughout the world
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
attendant; valet; servant; follower
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by