to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
large tree; big tree; huge tree
perception; sensing; noticing
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
place; situation; position; location
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
since when; from when; how long
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
opinion; point of view; visual point
column shape; cylinder; columnar
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
one-by-one; separately; in detail
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
instant; moment; for an instant
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to badger; to pester; to beg
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale