show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
joint together; opposite; facing
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
expression; look; countenance; face
near oneself; close to one; familiar
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
anthology; collection of works
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
memories; recollections; reminiscence
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
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
at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally
to dash off (a piece of writing); to scribble; to scrawl
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to facilitate; to make easy; to simplify
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
in comparison to; rather than
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
something; some kind of; for some reason
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to repeat; to do something over again
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by