to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
irreligion; lack of religion; unbelief
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
softly; mildly; gently; politely
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
bento; Japanese box lunch
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
instability; insecurity; crankiness
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
together; at the same time; same; identical
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
to become frayed; to become loose
to rock; to shake; to swing
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to choke; to have trouble breathing
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)