to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
will not do; do not; does not
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
entreaty; supplication; petition
future; possible; potential; prospective
the other day; a few days ago
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
from the viewpoint of; according to
scene; spectacle; sight; view
several years; a few years
scenery; scene; landscape
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to rush over; to run up to
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
how; in what way; how about; questionable