to be entwined; to be involved
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
Western-style house (esp. one built in the Meiji or Taisho periods)
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to paint in different colors (for different purposes) (colours)
weather vane; fence-sitter; opportunist
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
unicorn; narwhal; qilin (Chinese unicorn)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
medicine; drug; chemical agent (e.g. pesticide, bleach, lubricant); chemical
key to understanding; point (e.g. of an argument)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
educational institution; educational facilities
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
(not) a single person; (no) one
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
pupil; student; schoolchild
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
tone (of voice); manner of talking
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
two times; twice; two degrees