strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
production (e.g. play); direction
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
such; like that; that sort of; very
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
in one's own way or style
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say