suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
slamming one's hand into the wall in front of someone (e.g. to stop them from leaving; often viewed as romantic); banging on the wall (e.g. to quieten one's neighbour)
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
same generation; one's generation
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
not caring; not giving a damn
three dimensions; 3D; 3-D; real world; IRL; in real life
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage; half (of a game); halfback; 9-hole half (of a round)
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to begin talking; to open up
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to make a speech; to address
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful