in comparison to; rather than
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
honorific/polite/humble prefix
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to recall; to remember; to recollect
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
free time; time at leisure
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
progress; advance; improvement; development
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
that day; the very same day
living; lifestyle; living room
to relax; to feel at home
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on