time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
such; this sort of; like this
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
in comparison to; rather than
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
rather; sooner; preferably
stairs; stairway; staircase
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
ingredient; component; composition
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
established fact; fait accompli
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
by means of; due to; because of; according to
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant