interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
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; immense; enormous; serious; grave
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
mental; spiritual; emotional
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
the other day; a few days ago
cloth (for Japanese clothes); kimono fabrics; textile; silk fabrics
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
young master; young gentleman
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
to have a talk; to tell a story
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
name; given name; first name
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together