unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to open some distance (e.g. with other people)
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
story; tale; talk; discussion
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to be needed; to be wanted
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
man; male; masculine gender
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing