promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
taste for the simple and quiet; rustic simplicity; austere refinement; enjoyment of a quiet life
meaning; significance; sense
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
pair (esp. of mated animals); brace; couple; (anatomical) joint
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
name; given name; first name
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
comparatively; relatively
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to have one's name entered (in a list)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something