trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
light; faint; pale; fleeting
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
together; at the same time; same; identical
myself; yourself; I; me; you
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
thickness; profundity; depth
general; popular; common; typical
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
absorption; suction; attraction
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start