the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
reality; actuality; hard fact
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
in the same manner as before; the same as always
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
that day; the very same day
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
don't you think?; indicates question
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
older brother; elder brother
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation