family; members of a family
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
guard; sentinel; garrison
tone (of voice); manner of talking
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
tool; implement; means; furniture
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
convenient; handy; useful
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons