the same; the said; likewise
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
group; bunch; crowd; group
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
northern part; the north (of a region)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
family; relatives; dependents; household
five-family unit; five-man group; quintet
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
waste of time; killing time
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
harmless but pointless; neither bad nor good
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring