simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
maker; builder; creator; tenant farmer
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
way; method; means; resource; course
to lay aside; to set aside
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to be worried; to be troubled
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)
depiction; description; portrayal
writing; composition; essay; sentence
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
water's edge; beach; foreshore
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
scene; sight; scenario; setting
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible