that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
help wanted advertisements
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster
one thin flat object; one sheet
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
returning tit for tat; retaliating
the other day; a few days ago
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
again; once more; a second time
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
tail (animal); tail end; tip
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
considerably; fairly; quite
to be replaced with new growth
moulting season; molting season
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
in comparison to; rather than
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life