trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
shortcoming; fault; flaw; imperfection
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
elementary; basic; rudimentary
as stated; verbatim; literally
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
proposition; thesis; task; problem; giving a title; naming
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
reading too much into (a statement, etc.)
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
all; entire; whole; altogether
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
shallow knowledge; superficial learning
profound; deep; unfathomable; esoteric
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream