various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
time; hour; period; class
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
pongee; soft thin cloth woven from raw silk
tool; implement; means; furniture
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
longed-for; anxiously awaited
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
boiled and half-dried bonito
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
originally; by nature; from the start
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
principal occupation; core business
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
still; even now; to this day
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention