fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
relatively; comparatively
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
inside; interior; inner part
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
function; facility; faculty; feature
in comparison to; rather than
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
such; this sort of; like this
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
(one) could even say that
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
production (e.g. play); direction