simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
hostility; animosity; enmity
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
how many people; a number of people
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
mental; spiritual; emotional
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
dealing with; coping with
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
calamity; disaster; accident
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
real thing; original; actual
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table