slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
clearing one's throat; cough
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
that is to say; so that means
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour
archipelago; chain of islands
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
when it becomes; when it comes to
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
form; shape; figure; visage
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
chemical plant; chemical factory; chemical works
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
feeling; sense; impression
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said