apt to think; tend to think
to subsist; to keep on living
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
at least; at most; (even) just
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
element (esp. component in electronics); elemental device; device; data; datum
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
recommender; nominator; referee
Hirosaki (city in Aomori)
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
private funds; own funds; private property
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
meeting place; assembly hall
reading circle; reading group; book club
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
although I say; although one might say; although called
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
sincerity; true heart; devotion
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
everyday life; daily life
wholeheartedly; with all one's heart; cordially; sincerely
even if not; even without
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to complete most of something; to take a concrete shape; for the most important parts to be done; (lit.) the nose and eyes are in place