(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
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
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
rain intensity; passing shower; streaks of pouring rain
to go fast; to drive fast; to speed
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
somehow; for some reason (or other)
welcome rain; merciful rain; blessed rain; rain after a long dry period
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
newly released music; new release; new sheet music; new score
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
scenery; scene; landscape
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
infirmary (at a school, workplace, etc.); health center; nurse's office; nurse's room; sickroom; sick bay
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
skeptical; sceptical; incredulous
ghost story; tale of the supernatural
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance