grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
in comparison to; rather than
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
how many years; how long; what year
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
origin; source; beginning; starting point
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
plural; multiple; several
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally