level ground; horizon; field of view
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
at first; in the beginning; originally
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
the relation of master to servant; homage; master-slave relationship
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)