to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
praise; glorification; extolment
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
single word; a few words; brief comment
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
point in question (at issue)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
victim; injured party; sufferer
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
flowers and fruit; blossom and fruit; name and reality; form and content; appearance and substance
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange