strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
to be needed; to be wanted
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
self-consciousness; self-awareness
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
such; this sort of; like this
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
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)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to make merry; to be festive
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to this extent; to this degree; this much
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out