family; members of a family
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
although I say; although one might say; although called
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to bring back; to restore
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
summary; digest; outline; abstract
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
study; research; investigation
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
originally; by nature; from the start
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
river; stream; River; the ... river
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
for convenience; as a matter of convenience