since some time ago; for quite a while; already
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
putting into operation; invocation
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
Japanese, Chinese and Western (e.g. when referring to food styles available, etc.)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
engagement; business; affair; use; need
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to detain; to check; to restrain
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to be greedy; to devour greedily
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to fluff up (e.g. a futon); to retype (e.g. a letter)
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to feel hungry; to get hungry
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
treating someone like a child
coincident with; while; simultaneously
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
just because; even if; even though