to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
in one's own way or style
without; but if; otherwise; or else
down to earth; reasonable
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
arrangement; pact; agreement
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
considerably; greatly; a lot
people; men and women; each person; everybody
influential person; man of importance
control; management (e.g. of a business)
subordination; dependency
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
action of making something; -ification
while; even though; despite
go that far; to that extent
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to look around; to survey
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
surely (not); certainly (not)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
admiration; being impressed (by)
just a minute; small quantity
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
that's the way it is; such is life
rash; eruption (in response to a skin irritant); influence; crazy about; having an affectation concerning all things surrounding something (esp. a language, a culture, etc.)