to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
breath; breathing; tone; mood
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
antique; old article; secondhand goods
gem; jewel; precious stone
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
whispering into a person's ear