nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
several minutes; a few minutes
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
without cause; without reason
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
the way back; the way home; return trip
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
housing district; residential district
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
such; this sort of; like this
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully