to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
instant; moment; for an instant
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to watch steadily; to stare
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
cheerfully; joyously; joyfully; happily; lightheartedly; excitedly
to recall; to remember; to recollect
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
taboo word; forbidden topic; words or phrases not allowed (in waka and haikai)
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
the sciences; STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics)
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of