wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
layered structure; layered system; stratification; hierarchical structure
place; situation; position; location
considerably; fairly; quite
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
adds force or indicates command
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
such; this sort of; like this
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
simply; merely; only; solely
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very