of no interest; not interested
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
confections; sweets; candy; cake
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
the whole world; the universe
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
in comparison to; rather than
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
ankle-length (clothes); maxi (skirt, dress, etc.); floor-length (clothes); maxim
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
time; hour; period; class
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
forcibly; against one's will
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness