comfort; consolation; diversion
personification; impersonation; embodiment
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to open the door (to the world, women, etc.)
you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
soaked to the skin; like a drowned rat
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
reason; cause; circumstances
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
flabby; limp; soft and pliable
indeterminate form; undefined; indefinite; unstructured
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
flare skirt; flared skirt
slim; slender; slight; delicate