to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
it seems so; that's what it looks like
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid; delinquency; misconduct
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
grandfather; male senior-citizen
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
... years old; age (of) ...
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
conviction; belief; confidence
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly