to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
comparatively; relatively
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
coming down from one's seat and prostrating oneself (to pay obeisance); musicians' box on the left side of the stage; lower seat
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
in one's own way or style
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
round shape; circle; circular form
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
sexagenary cycle; 60-term cycle of 12 zodiac animals combined with 5 elements in the traditional Chinese calendar; currently used in Japan for years, historically also for days; 12-year Chinese zodiac
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
(some) more; even more; longer; further
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint