to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
cooperation; collaboration
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
settlement; solution; resolution
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
while; even though; despite
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to crouch; to squat; to cower
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)