for a while; for some time; for a period
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
using all one's strength; using all one's might
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
resignation; acceptance; consolation
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
pleasant feeling; good feeling
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to thrust away; to send flying
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
at a loss for words; stumped for words
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
sleeping; feeling sleepy; beddy-bye
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
existence; being; presence
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
mottled pattern; patchy pattern
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
gathering evidence (e.g. to back a news story); getting the facts; obtaining supporting evidence
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
found article; thing picked up (e.g. in the street); (lucky) find; piece of good luck; windfall