chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
whole-school assembly; assembly of the whole school
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
on and after; from ... onward; since
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
(the condition of) one's health
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
random pounding (e.g. on a drum)
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
nod; inclination of the head
remarkably; noticeably; visibly; considerably; perceptibly; appreciably
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
evening sky; twilight sky