together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
episode; anecdote; vignette
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
very young; little; childish; immature
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
general; popular; common; typical
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
aforementioned; above-mentioned
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
originally; by nature; from the start
young girl; lass; adolescent female
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
question; inquiry; enquiry
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
singular form (of a noun)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
pronunciation; production of sound
spelling; orthography; patching; binding
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
word game; wordplay; playing with words
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
(vengeful) ghost; specter; spectre
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
incarnation; embodiment; realization; giving concrete form (to)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of