counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
to have a reason; to have an excuse
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
naivete; simplicity; innocence
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
signature pose; trademark pose
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
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son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)
to fly into a jealous rage; to go mad with jealousy
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
wild beast; wild animal; brute
whichever one chooses; either way
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left