thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
stipulation; prescription; normal (unit of normality); compulsory exercise (in gymnastics); compulsory routine
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
strengthening of a partnership (esp. between nations); reinforcing a collaborative relationship
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
February; second month of the lunar calendar
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
being very busy; busyness
I owe you; I owe you one; I owe you a favor
never mind!; don't worry about it
fee; charge; rate; material
to examine (medically); to have a look at; to check (a patient's pulse)
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); approach; foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
carefully made; carefully produced; quality product; product made with care
several million; millions (of)
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
total; sum total; total amount
powerless; weak; lacking physical strength; incompetent; lacking ability; powerless
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
many; numerous; various; large number of
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no