look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
stillness; repose; standing still
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
memories; recollections; reminiscence
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to some extent; to a certain extent
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
even if; even though; however; no matter how
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
inborn nature; genuine; intrinsic; essential
considerably; fairly; quite
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)