originally; by nature; from the start
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
silence; stillness; quietness
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
to grimace; to make a wry face
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
wearing armour (armor); counter for suits of armour
to do; to have sexual intercourse; to give; to present; to award
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds