easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
what's what; heads or tails
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
script; screenplay; scenario
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
usage time; utilization time
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
whispering into a person's ear
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
chopping block; springboard for discussion; draft proposal; tentative plan
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
after that; afterwards; thereafter
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive