to be silent; to say nothing
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
sake cup; small deep porcelain bowl for serving food
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly