east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
normalcy; normality; normal
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
to accept; to receive; to agree
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
ten; 10; ten years of age
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to gather; to collect; to assemble
study; diligence; discount; reduction
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
unless one ...; if one does not ...
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another