autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
usage; way to use; utilization
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
single word; a few words; brief comment
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
apparently; appears to be
man; male; masculine gender
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
thousands; several thousand
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
at that time; in those days
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
many; a lot; much; multitude
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
by sheer strength; by brute force
that day; the very same day
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain