to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
stingy; cheap; very frugal
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
beyond comparison; incomparable
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
blood relationship; blood relative
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
with these words; while saying
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to make an appearance; to show up
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)