wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
notice; notification; announcement; disclosure; declaration
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
more than anything; above all else
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
January; first month of the lunar calendar