convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm (interest, commitment, etc.); difference in attitude
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor
(the principle of) nonresistance
to be worth it; to pay; to be profitable
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
to relax; to feel at home
to easily defeat; to eat (one's opponent) alive; to bilk; to swindle; to dupe
no, not like that (but like this)
migratory bird; bird of passage
trivia; snippet of knowledge
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
an extra effort; going the extra mile; one final push
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
detailed inspection; thorough examination; checking
lying fallow; leaving a field uncultivated
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
outsider; someone outside of a group
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
(Japanese-style) living room
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
modesty; humility; being humble
encouragement; incentive; stimulus
to flare up; to burst into flames
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to look away; to turn away
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)