exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to summon courage; to be brave
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
shopping; purchased goods
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
decision; determination; resolution
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
adds force or indicates command
genuine article; real thing; real deal
speech; expression; wording; language
as you see; as you can see
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon