tendency; trend; inclination
viewing and treating as one; regarding as the same; equating one thing with another; identification
episode; anecdote; vignette
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
possession (by a spirit, etc.); dependence; depending on
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
being very busy; busyness
to shut in; to confine; to contain
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
spider's thread; spider silk
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
early (days); initial stage; initial
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
inside; interior; inner part
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
front; frontage; facade; main
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
to become a wandering ghost; to appear as a spirit
deep affection; devotion; profound attachment
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street