moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
beginning; outset; first; onset
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
of course; certainly; naturally
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
reforming (oneself); mending one's ways; turning over a new leaf
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint