reaching; attaining; arrival
(find) common (meeting) ground
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
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)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
individual item (i.e. not part of a set); single article; single item out of a set; one item from a set
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
with a splash; with a splosh
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with