to wear glasses; to put on glasses
small; fine; detailed; stingy
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
what do you want?; can I help you?
as you see; as you can see
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
continuous; unbroken; ceaseless
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall