to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
rather; better; instead; if anything
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
countryfolk; villager; provincial
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
trouble; bother; annoyance
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
weekly pictorial magazine
all; entire; whole; altogether
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
this and that; one thing or another
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
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; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
number one; first; best; most; game; round
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts