grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
first half of the year; first half of the fiscal year
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
settlement of accounts; closing accounts; financial results; reporting (of accounts)
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to sympathize deeply with; to strike a chord of sympathy
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
long; drawn-out; very long
image; figure; figure; form; image
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to make a speech; to address
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to apologize; to apologise
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to