maker; builder; creator; farmer
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
low-priced; cheap; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; link back to discussion group, bulletin board, etc. posting
level; standard; water level
home; household; family; hearth
January; first month of the lunar calendar
already; now; no longer; not any more
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
real intention; true motive; true meaning
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
in the background; not standing out
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
combined use; using together (with); using jointly; using at the same time
I see; that's right; indeed
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
specialized; specialised; boutique
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to make an appearance; to show up
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way