place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
inside one's heart; in one's mind
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to face on; to look out on to
and yet; though; when; in spite of
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
(not saying anything) no matter what
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
well-bred; of good upbringing
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple