quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
transfer student; student changing schools
hard to reach place; remote place
(period of) a year; during an era
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
although I say; although one might say; although called
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
how long; how much; to what extent
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to bring; to take; to bring about
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high