nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
Indian summer (around November); mild late autumn weather; mild late fall weather
tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
place where fire is likely to break out; possible cause of a fire
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
opening and closing; opening and shutting
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
door; gate; opening; title page
in deep black; in jet black
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
correction; rectification; mending; repair
as if nothing had happened
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to leave something as it is
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
accurate; correct; precise; exact
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
to mix; to stir; to blend