to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
somehow; for some reason or other
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
place; room; margin; scope
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
instead; but (on the other hand)
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
production (e.g. play); direction
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear