hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
reality; actuality; hard fact
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
so; like this; in this way
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to be helpful; to be useful
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
such; this sort of; like this
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid