strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to leave in the dark; to leave out in the cold; to keep out of the loop; (lit.) to leave outside the mosquito net
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
is that so?; I see; right; oh
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to complain; to make a complaint
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
don't worry about it; forget about it
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
for your information; I'm telling you
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly