direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
study; diligence; discount; reduction
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
boarding house; school dormitory
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
memories; recollections; reminiscence
equilibrium; good balance; poise
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
work-in-progress; working state
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
moment by moment; hour by hour
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
motel; drive-in love hotel
person who has committed suicide
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to talk; to carry meaning
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical