to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
literally; to the letter; literal
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
one by one; one each; one at a time
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
(not so) much; (not) very
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
opinion; point of view; visual point
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude