(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
counter for books; volume
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
in the hospital; hospitalized
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
maternity and gynaecology department (gynecology); department of obstetrics and gynaecology (gynecology)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
to slip out (e.g. of a comment, remark, etc.); to utter unintentionally; to pour from one's lips (of words); to flow freely (of speech); to rush out of one's mouth
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
(short) rest; breather; break
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)