empty gun; gun loaded with blanks; firing a blank
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
selection; choice; picking out
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; eternal life and prosperity
it is I who should say so
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
cares; ill feeling; reserve
to have the privilege of doing
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
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 draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
light; faint; pale; fleeting
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
one day; (on) a certain day
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
reading partway; leaving half-read
book; volume; this; present; main; head
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court