mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
many; much; plenty; hardly
literature; books (reference); document
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to take over; to hand over
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
printed figures (on cloth or pottery)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
rule; reign; peaceful times
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
lumping together (things or people); treating (everyone) alike; handling indiscriminately; making sweeping generalizations; dealing with (various things) under one head
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to pile up; to accumulate
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff