with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to manage something successfully; to be successful
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
triangle; triangular shape
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
instant; moment; for an instant
silence; stillness; quietness
vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
daughter (esp. of someone of high standing); (another's) daughter
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to be sloppy; to be lazy; to be worn out; to be exhausted; to be worn out (e.g. equipment); to have stopped working
determination; resolution