character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
(I) won't (say) anything no matter what (expression is followed by negative verb relating to say, answer, etc.) to not (tell) even under any threat
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
more and more; increasingly; extremely; very
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
the other day; lately; recently
fifth day of the month; five days
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
unfairness; injustice; partiality
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
even if; even though; however; no matter how
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
ahead; before; the future
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)