to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
tone (of voice); manner of talking
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to pass (of time); to elapse
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
until now; so far; up to the present
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
coincident with; while; simultaneously
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
gong (instrument); gong (sound at the end of round, etc.)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to pile up; to accumulate
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to cross the line; to go too far
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why