desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
several years; a few years
(in) his way; peculiar to him
collection (of art, stamps, etc.); collecting; collection (i.e. a range of new clothes); fashion show
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
storehouse; warehouse; godown
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
research; study; investigation
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
whispering into a person's ear
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
pair; the two; both persons; both things
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
stingy; cheap; very frugal
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
unity; union; solidarity; combination; banding together; teaming up
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising