tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
secret; private; surreptitious
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
Habutae mochi; mochi smooth and white like habutae silk
variation in color (colour); having a different color
pair (esp. of mated animals); brace; couple; (anatomical) joint
confections; sweets; candy; cake
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
unrequited love; one-sided love
true character; real nature
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor