year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
extinction; annihilation; destruction
means; way; method; measure
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
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
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)
vengeful ghost; avenging spirit; apparition
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
personality; character; individuality; personhood
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to pulverize; to break into pieces; to beat to a pulp; to defeat completely; to crush
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
time; season; period; phase; stage
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
aptitude; aptness; suitability
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very