yearned for; longed for; missed
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
that's the way it is; such is life
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
to degenerate; to lapse into
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
over-optimistic calculation; counting one's chickens before they're hatched
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
favorite phrase; favourite phrase; byword; something one always talks about
season; the times; opportunity; occasion
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
88 years old; (arch.) rice
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
almost every day; almost daily
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
high prices of commodities; increased cost of living; inflation
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
800,000; eight hundred thousand
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
megacity; city with over a million people
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)