to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
overall; general; as a whole
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
corridor; hallway; passageway
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
attendant; valet; servant; follower
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40