forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
settlement; conclusion; summary
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
period from midnight until the early morning; around 4am
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
to entrust; to leave to a person
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
considerably; greatly; a lot
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque