seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
keirin; cycle racing event, usu. 2km with a paced start and sprint finish
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to forget to say; to forget to mention
to put an end (to); to close the books (on)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
written request; request for ...; application for ...
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
it's not like; it isn't as if
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
chair; stool; post; office; position
to jar; to creak; to grate
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
now that you say that; now that you mention it
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky