home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to pass (of time); to elapse
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
probability; likelihood; chances
how much; how many; however
conviction; belief; confidence
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
here and there; in places
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to bury; to embed; to implant
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
to breathe while sleeping
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
how; in what way; I wonder
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into