self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
full of things one could poke fun at; full of inconsistencies; absolutely ridiculous
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
I see; that's right; indeed
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(a person's) appearance; looks
raptor; bird of prey; predatory bird
koicha; exceptionally dark, opaque matcha
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
to have come; to be here; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
about; on; regarding; per; for every
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
how; in what way; how about
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with