several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
after ages; posterity; future life; the next world
to leave (a note, will, etc.) behind; to leave (a manuscript, etc.) unfinished; to leave half-written; to forget to write; to leave out
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
(written) work; book; (written) by; clearness; obviousness
preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
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)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
dividing into four; quartering
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
occasionally; once in a while; now and then