from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
the opposite sex; isomerism
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
spouse; wife; husband; partner
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
to go along; to walk along; to follow
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
ago; since; before; previous
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
anything and everything; just about everything
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to cover fully; to wrap around