-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
how; in what way; by what means
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
comfortably; peacefully; freely; (growing) quickly
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
otter (Lutra lutra); Japanese river otter (Lutra lutra whiteleyi)
pit viper (esp. the mamushi, Gloydius blomhoffi)
hibernation; winter sleep; brumation; torpor
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)
Eurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
Eurasian magpie (Pica pica); common magpie
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
varied tit (species of titmouse, Poecile varius)