to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
to tumble down; to roll down
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
salaried; with pay; vacation; (paid) holiday
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)
personality; character; individuality; personhood
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
job hunting; job searching
disclosure; exposure; revelation
personal (affairs, reasons, etc.)
resigning from a company on marriage (of a woman)