to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
traditional; conventional
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
originally; by nature; from the start
curious; strange; unusual
every year; yearly; annually
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
worried look; concerned expression
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
stirring; slight movement
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
association; union; guild
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of