riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
both; both sides; both parties
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
individual differences; personal equation
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
private person; individual
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
grudge; complaint; reproach
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
alone; by oneself; on one's own
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
along (a wall, river, railroad tracks, etc.); alongside; following
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal