mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
rapid development; rapid unfolding
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
putting into operation; invocation
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
becoming numb; becoming desensitized
retreating figure; appearance from behind
haniwa; hollow unglazed terracotta figure from the Kofun period
costumed mascot character (oft. devised for PR purposes by local governments, government departments, etc.)