assertion; declaration; affirmation
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
at first; in the beginning; originally
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
school building; schoolhouse
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
one's manners; one's attitude
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
commitment; pledge; promise
way of talking; speaking style
to become related (through marriage, adoption, etc.); to form a connection (with Buddha)
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless