to approach; to draw near
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
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
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
match; game; bout; contest
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to be surprised; to be astonished
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
draft commission; drafting session; draft meeting
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
selection; choice; option
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
on the occasion of; at the time of
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
reality; actuality; hard fact
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
firm; strong; solid; stable
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain