reality; actuality; hard fact
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to make an appeal; to urge
to throw at; to turn; to raise
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
beginning; outset; first; onset
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
all over Japan; throughout Japan
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
general; popular; common; typical
body; physique; build; stature
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
reading aloud; recitation
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
witnessing; observing; sighting