protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
intolerable; unbearable; irresistible; tremendous; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
transactions; dealings; business
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
why; how; for what reason
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
to have a talk; to tell a story
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to look around; to survey
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
at that time; in those days
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
control; management (e.g. of a business)
practice; practising; training; study
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement