wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
wounded person; injured person
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
clergyman; churchman; clergy
match (for lighting a fire)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
position; job; employment; opening
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
training; drill; practice; discipline
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
to lead a life; to live a life
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
living together (of two people)
a few years ago; some years back
cave-in (in a mine or tunnel); roof collapse; rockfall
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
to some extent; to a certain extent
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
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty