to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
growing (graph rising to the right); expanding; soaring
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
family; members of a family
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to have a reason; to have an excuse
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to increase; to add to; to augment
number one; first; best; most; game; round
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
adds force or indicates command
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
fishing enthusiast; fishing nut
it's not like; it isn't as if
of course; certainly; naturally
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
interview (e.g. for a job)
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme