cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
it is I who should say so
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
dying by the roadside; dying a dog's death
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
both; both sides; both parties
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
it hasn't been long since
speech and conduct; words and deeds
here and there; in places
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
a great many words; huge number of words
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
in comparison to; rather than
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to be on the same wavelength; to think alike; to get along
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to recall; to remember; to recollect
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
other than; excluding; without
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve