elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
(taking a) spectacular photograph; photo taken at just the right moment
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband
boy; son; baby boy; young man
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
sound source; sound generator; tone generator; audio; audio file; recording
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
curiosity; inquisitiveness
second (unit of time); arc second
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
living thing; organism; creature; biology
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
pressure; oppression; suppression
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
limp; listless; enervated; flaccid; wilting; soft
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
story; tale; talk; discussion
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in