familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
reading aloud; recitation
lecture; sermon; preaching; moralizing; moralising
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
to bury; to embed; to implant
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
dated; date; fixed; external
authority; power; influence
allegiance; obedience; submission
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
to feel oneself indebted to
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
sentimental; on an emotional level; in one's heart
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
(in) his way; peculiar to him
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper