doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
residence; housing; residential building
scale; scope; plan; structure
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
nth district of a town; nth city block
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
little by little; bit by bit
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
race (of people); type of person
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention