claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
of no interest; not interested
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
I see; that's right; indeed
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to be surprised; to be astonished
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion