brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
main road; main thoroughfare; arterial road
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
Eastern Orthodox Church; Orthodox Church
maintenance; preservation; improvement
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
going through; going via; going by way of
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
large household; large family; large group (of people); big organization; great wealth
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
stubborn person; obstinate person; pig-headed person
mental; spiritual; emotional
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
although I say; although one might say; although called
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
the same rank; equality; apposition