ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
older sister; lass; young lady
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
scenery; scene; landscape
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
you (plural); all of you; you all
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection
process; course; mechanism
guidance; leadership; leading the way
seeker after truth; one who seeks the way
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
imitating by watching; mimicking what one has seen
Mount Penglai; Penglai Island; sacred mountain (e.g. Mount Fuji, Mount Kumano, etc.); Kansai New Year decoration (made from food); Formosa; Taiwan
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no