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 a web browser)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)
accursed; damned; blasted
hateful; detestable; abominable; 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 (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
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 hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
instead; but (on the other hand)
charm; fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to captivate
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
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 move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
authenticity; credibility