friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
commitment; pledge; promise
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
country; territory; domain; realm
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to have a talk; to tell a story
in the future; another day; later
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
colourful; colorful; multicoloured; various; varied; variegated
method of cooking; way of cooking; cooking technique; recipe
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
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)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
gossipy; abusive; critical; jabbering
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
consists of; comprises; is made up of
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking
prejudice; bias; distorted view
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
advance; moving forward; progress
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple