to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
designer drug; synthetic drug; quasi-legal drug; (lit.) dangerous drug
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
to press a question; to cross-examine
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to say no more; to sink into silence
to be worried; to be troubled
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
the other day; a few days ago
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
to throw at; to turn; to raise
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
long ago; already; a long time ago
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to rock; to shake; to swing
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to perceive; to understand
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)