to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
alone; by oneself; on one's own
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
in this way; thus; such; uh...
tedious; boring; being fed up with
lately; recently; nowadays
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
neighboring countries; neighbouring countries; surrounding countries
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
having no idea; having no clue
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
remembrance; recollection; recognition
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
possible; likely; probable
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby