serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
meaning; significance; sense
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
such; like that; that sort of
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
what kind of; what sort of; what
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed