novel; original; new; innovative
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
please (give me); please (do for me)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
pop; popular; pop-art-style; pop (music); pop (stack operation)
realistic; graphic; true to life
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
India-ink painting; ink wash painting
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
whichever one chooses; either way
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to have a talk; to tell a story
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
manicure; nail polish; nail varnish
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to shed light; to cast light