peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
to accept; to receive; to agree
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
with a friendly grin; smilingly
caller; visitor; company; guest
falsehood and truth; fiction and fact
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
predation; eating prey; preying upon
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
ten; 10; ten years of age
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
honest person; person of integrity; straight shooter
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
interior; inside; internal
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
to move around; to move about; to get around
to be hesitant; to feel timid
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)