blunder; slip; error; error
regret; repentance; remorse
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
many; much; plenty; hardly
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
many; numerous; various; large number of
censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification
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)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
natural; intrinsic; from birth
retirement (from the world); seclusion
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
business world; business circles
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
Japanese person; Japanese people
emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that