period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
expression; presentation; representation; notation
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
skeletal remains; dry bones of a corpse; human skeleton
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to examine someone's expression
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
feeling; sense; impression
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
leader of a charge; first to arrive
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue