attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
fundamental knowledge; the basics
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
tendency; trend; inclination
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
something; some kind of; for some reason
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
a little bit; a little while
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
many; much; plenty; hardly
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
helper; assistant; help; assistance
(spare) time; free time; time off; leave; resignation; dismissal
half joking; being (only) half serious; (in a) jocular vein
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
tragic but brave; heroic; grim
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to resound; to echo; to reverberate