condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to have a talk; to tell a story
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
gem; jewel; precious stone
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
fresco; mural; wall painting
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal