form; shape; figure; visage
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to breathe out; to exhale
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
birth; creation; formation
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to recall; to remember; to recollect
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
name; given name; first name
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to invite in; to show someone in
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
very likely; very probable
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
how; in what way; how about
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention