excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to brush off; to shake off
two equal parts; exactly two parts
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
had better ...; had better not ...
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)