to mistakenly say; to misspeak; to misstate (the facts); to make a slip of the tongue
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
you could say; you might say; verging on the
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
boomerang; swim briefs; Speedos
gifted (person); intellectual giftedness
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
meaning; significance; sense
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
beyond repair; irreparable
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
the question remains; it comes into question
honorific/polite/humble prefix
as one had hoped; as one wishes
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly