unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
rather; sooner; preferably
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
aloes wood (Taxus cuspidata var. nana); aloes-wood perfume; aloes-wood incense
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
pleasant feeling; good vibes
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
myself; yourself; I; me; you
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
forcibly; by force; against one's will
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
participation; joining; entry
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
like that; that way; thus
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
all you want; as much as one wants
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly