by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
in the future; another day; later
to need; to call for; to require
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
Burmese rosewood (Pterocarpus indicus); angsana; flowering quince (of genus Chaenomeles) (Pseudocydonia sinensis); Chinese quince (Chaenomeles sinensis); quince (Cydonia oblonga)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
just because; even if; even though
surely; certainly; without doubt
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character