option; selecting an option; optional extra; individual item; separate item; option
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
development; exploitation
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to put on airs; to assume importance
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
ardent; passionate; vehement
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
as you see; as you can see
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)