astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
detour; circumvention; turning movement
January; first month of the lunar calendar
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
second day of the month; two days
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
along the way; along the road
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
air route; air lane; by air; by plane
contemplation; meditation
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something
to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate
although I say; although one might say; although called
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
abuse; misuse; perversion
to squeeze out; to wring out
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
to go out and away; to leave
this and that; various things
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)