grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to continue to rain or snow
(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...