highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
low-grade; low-class; low-quality; vulgar; cheap
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
standard; criterion; norm; average; the norm; the ordinary
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
damply; moistly; clammily; gloomily; miserably
rather than; more ... than ...
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
rubbing one's hands together
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
legitimate son (esp. eldest son); heir
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
brunette; woman or girl with brown skin or eyes
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
year of one's birth; one's birth year
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
ringlets; ringlet curls; sausage curls
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
risky; dangerous; insecure
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say