series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
ancestor; forefather; foremother
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
songbird; bird with a beautiful song
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to come to one's senses; to calm down
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
such; like that; that sort of; very
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
such; like that; that sort of; very
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means