plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
quickly; calmly; intently
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
clearing out people (from a room, etc.); ordering people to leave
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to be overwhelmed; to be overawed
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
directions; instructions; orders; command
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
maid; helper; help; assistance
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to come to one's senses; to recover consciousness; to feel relieved; to feel relaxed
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
emperor (of Japan); mikado
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to start working; to take action
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk