according to (depending on) the mood of the moment; as one's fancy dictates
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
what time; (lit.) which hour
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
with a start; with a jump
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
how long; how far; how much
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
authenticity; credibility
reduction by half; halving
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
expression; look; countenance; face
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
left side; left-hand side
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
dakuten; diacritic kana mark that turns an unvoiced consonant into a voiced consonant
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.