as a child; when one was a child; childhood
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
one-by-one; separately; in detail
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to concern; to be related
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
future (usually near); prospects