breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
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)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
only; merely; but; no more than
single word; a few words; brief comment
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
secret; private; surreptitious
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to devise; to plot; to plan
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
although I say; although one might say; although called
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
similar but different; alike only in appearance; falsely similar; spurious; sham; pseudo-
the way (something) ought to be; (present) state (of); how things are
use; utilization; utilisation; application
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable