force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
way; method; means; resource; course
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
one day; (on) a certain day
man; male; masculine gender
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
approximate age; age range
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
story; tale; talk; discussion
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
stranger; tramp; wanderer
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to tighten; to press hard
yearned for; longed for; missed
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
near; close; beside; third person