-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
children's story; fairy tale
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to cease; to stop; to be over
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes