bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
officiating priest; presiding priest at a ceremony; religious teacher; highly-ranked priest; guru; instructor (yoga, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to be found; to be discovered
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
degree of relative priority
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
serious; severe; grave; acute
rather; better; instead; if anything
adverse circumstances; adversity
useless; vain; aimless; idle
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