to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to collect; to assemble; to gather
surroundings; environs; circumference
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
process; course; mechanism
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
two persons; two people; pair; couple
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
woman; female; feminine gender
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal