skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
restoration; repair; mending
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
parting; separation; farewell
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to put into the mouth; to eat
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
just the other day; quite recently
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
return to secular life; secularization; secularisation
empress dowager; queen mother
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist