to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
longed-for; anxiously awaited
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to redeem (from sin); to save
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square