to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
conservative without party affiliation
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
on bargain sale; rising in popularity; up-and-coming; budding
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
to scatter away; to vanish
being about to cry; the verge of tears
dakuten; diacritic kana mark that turns an unvoiced consonant into a voiced consonant
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
in advance; beforehand; previously
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to be lacking in options; to be too few