as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to detain; to check; to restrain
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
title; index; heading; headline; caption
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
bar; measure; short pause (in writing); petty principles; minor details
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
musical note; note symbol; phonetic symbol (incl. the kanji and kana-doubling symbols, vowel-lengthening symbol, etc.); part of a kanji for which the role is primarily to represent the pronunciation (as opposed to the meaning)
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
to be silent; to say nothing
guardian; protector; patron; parent
considerably; fairly; quite
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
such ... as; or some such
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person