by myself; in person; by oneself
story; tale; talk; discussion
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
digest; summary; abridgment
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
material; materials; data; information; documents
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to scribble (down); to write quickly; to dash off
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
individual; private person; personal; natural person
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation
that's a different matter; that's a different story
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
unique; original; individual; unusual
to shout (in anger); to yell
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
being attached (to); being affiliated (to); belonging (to); attached school; affiliated school
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command