law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
is that so?; I see; right; oh
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to get hungry; to become hungry
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
convenient; handy; useful
retaining warmth; keeping heat in; heat insulation
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
successfully; nicely; (yummy) food; yum-yum
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)