singing voice; (sound of) singing
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to get slightly dirty (all over)
to be enchanted; to be charmed
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); icky; to stick closely
mist form; atomized form; spray (form)
here and there; everywhere
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
still object; object at rest; still life (painting, drawing)
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
with a start; with a jump
transparency; degree of clearness
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
encouragement; cheering (someone) up; restoring (someone) to consciousness; bringing (someone) around; restorative; stimulant
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
worst; worst-case (scenario)
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
trouble; bother; number of moves; number of punches; number of liberties
flight; desertion; escape
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
rational; reasonable; logical
soft skin (esp. of a woman)
to show signs; to have symptoms; to give indications (of); to bud; to germinate; to sprout
to take over for (someone); to stand in for; to substitute for; to replace; to take the place of (something)
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
modern times; the modern age; this day and age