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 feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
from the beginning; from scratch
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
fear; dread; fright; terror; trepidation; panic
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
from the viewpoint of; according to
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
human relations; personal relationships
such ... as; or some such
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
(not) even once; (not) ever
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
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.)
in the same way as; just like
as a child; when one was a child
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency