considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
serialization; serialisation; serial story
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to spend time (on doing something)
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
inside story; the real story (behind something); story not generally known
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
recommendation; endorsement
having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant
number of characters; character count
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to have a talk; to tell a story
why; how; for what reason
choice; selection; option
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
impression given by a painting or image
humorous; funny; amusing; enjoyable (e.g. life); pleasant; fun
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
rational; reasonable; logical
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
to be scattered; to straggle; to be found here and there
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
stark naked; completely naked; nude
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally