as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
mat (made of pieces of split bamboo or reeds tied together)
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
very interesting; of great interest
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
and then; and so; and; so then
guidance; leadership; leading the way
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
to go past; to pass; to pass by
stairs; stairway; staircase
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
number of persons; personnel
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
cooperation; collaboration
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
throughout; all through; right through
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to throw into; to toss into
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders