living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
place; room; margin; scope
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
it's no joke; gimme a break!
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
in search of; in order to look for
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
hello; good day; good afternoon
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
convenient; handy; useful
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
take a chance; go for broke; nothing ventured, nothing gained
giving something a try because it will not do any harm