to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
business; trade; operations; sales
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
company president; manager; director
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
to drive (a car) around; to ride (a bicycle) around
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
half joking; being (only) half serious; (in a) jocular vein
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to say no more; to sink into silence
in the future; another day; later
master; teacher; stable master
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
to have a talk; to tell a story
to encamp; to take up positions
although I say; although one might say; although called
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
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