movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
not caring; not giving a damn
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
rare; uncommon; not often seen
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to take a breath; to take a short rest
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
by myself; in person; by oneself
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
good-looking man; fine figure of a man
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but