objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
inside one's heart; in one's mind
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
if it is the case that ...
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
used (ticket, stamp, etc.); spent (fuel, battery, etc.)
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
until now; so far; up to the present
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
how dare ...; how could ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
since when; from when; how long
(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing