first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
to face on; to look out on to
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
seat at a table; place at a table
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
self-service drink area in a restaurant (incl. soft drinks, coffee, tea, etc.)
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
retreating figure; appearance from behind
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
absentmindedness; peace of mind
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
artificial intelligence; AI
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)