taking no notice (of); showing no interest (in); paying no attention (to); ignoring completely
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
all you want; as much as one wants
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
conversely; on the contrary
this sort of; this type of
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to be silent; to say nothing
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
enumeration; citation; listing
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
novel; story; (work of) fiction
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table