story; tale; talk; discussion
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
front; frontage; facade; main
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
while; during; while; although; all; both
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
modesty; humility; being humble
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
tone (of voice); manner of talking
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
unexpected; unforeseen; strange