but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
while moving; on the move
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
whereabout; about where; how much
red light (esp. on emergency vehicles)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
orders; instructions; directive; command
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
long time; long interval; for quite some time
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
cathode-ray tube; CRT; Braun tube
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness