book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
note; memorandum; memo; memoirs; personal account
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
as before; as ever; as it was originally
rather than; more ... than ...
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
love potion; philter; aphrodisiac
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
just because; even if; even though
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to run away; to flee; to escape; to make a getaway; to skedaddle
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
about this time; about now