important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
again; once again; yet again
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
terrain; geographical features; topography
better than nothing; better than none at all
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
inland districts; inland areas
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to be able to manage somehow or other
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
mountain road; mountain trail
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
journey; route of a journey
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
attentive to detail; meticulous in one's work
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
5th day of the month; five days
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack