terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
little by little; bit by bit
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
ceremony; etiquette; courtesy; (Catholic) liturgy
participation; joining; entry
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to show up; to appear; to turn up
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to grow up; to become an adult
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
it's been a long time; long time no see
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
baptism; christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism; one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off