name; given name; first name
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
proper; respectable; decent; honest
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
together with; same; both; all; including ...
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out