(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
(courteous) invitation; call
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
compatibility; coexistence; standing together; balancing (e.g. work and family)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to be able to manage somehow or other
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
quick change (of costume); quick transformation; turning suddenly into; (sudden) metamorphosis
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to smile (at); to grin (at)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
tsk-tsk (used to indicate that someone is mistaken); tut-tut
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
quickly (turning pages, opening a letter, etc.); with a flick; lightly (falling rain, leaves, etc.); sprinkling over (e.g. salt); sparsely (scattered); here and there
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
to pretend; to act (as if)
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care