when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
long ago; a long time ago; already
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
region; limits; stage; level
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity