better than none at all; better than nothing
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
amorous rumour (rumor); romantic gossip
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to do for (the sake of someone else)
trifle; insignificant thing; (only) this much
to get tired out; to be exhausted
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to be transparent; to show through
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
to speak; to say; to vocalize
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to dry up completely; to become stale
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension