to fold up; to fold into layers
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
fortune-telling; divination
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
better than none at all; better than nothing
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
true character; real nature
not necessarily so; is not always true
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
and yet; though; when; in spite of
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
obsession; unreasonable but compulsive idea
you could say; you might say; verging on the