as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
impossible; unlikely; improbable
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
originally; by nature; from the start
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
to read the situation; to sense the mood
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
such; like that; that sort of; very
being good at giving compliments; person who is good at giving compliments; charmer
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to stiffen; to become stiff
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
putting into operation; invocation
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
second (unit of time); arc second
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
reason; cause; circumstances
pointing out; identification
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment