rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
three branches of the Tokugawa family (Owari, Kii and Mito); big three; top three
participation; joining; entry
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
hereditary system; hereditary succession
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
each house; every house; many houses
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite