coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
something; some kind of; for some reason
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
spoiled; half-rotten; decaying
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling