feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
way of taking (e.g. photographs); manner of taking; how to take
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
hey there; I say; see here
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
television program; TV program
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
university student; college student
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
national defence; national defense
society; public; community; social studies
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
how many years; how long; what year
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
show; exhibition; spectacle
beginning; clue; starting point
beyond that point; after that