freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
social networking service; SNS
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
it's not like; it isn't as if
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
lubricating oil; lubricant; lube; person or thing that makes things run smoothly; facilitator
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
finally; in the end; on top of all that
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
yearned for; longed for; missed
probability; likelihood; chances
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
district governor (Ritsuryo period)
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
flashy; gaudy; wrapped in cheap flattery
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
listening (esp. in foreign language education); listening comprehension; (public) hearing
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment