indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
strategy meeting; council of war
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
hey there; I say; see here
to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
having said that; on the other hand
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to lose interest (in); to grow less enthusiastic
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
stairs; stairway; staircase
to begin to walk; to set out
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen