area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
first meeting; first interview with
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
cooperation; collaboration
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.); to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)
very; extremely; excessively
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
time; hour; period; class
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
from here; from this place
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)