to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
something like ...; something called ...
opinion; point of view; visual point
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
group; bunch; crowd; group
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
going through; going via; going by way of
complimentary copy of a book
literature; books (reference); document
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
to govern; to manage; to subdue
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
please (give me); please (do for me)
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
beginning; outset; first; onset
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one