letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
reopening; resumption; restarting
almost every day; almost daily
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
having sociable manners; sociable
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
letter; missive; note; mail
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
drama; theatre; theater; play
theatre-going; theater-going
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out