flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
based on; built on; made from
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
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)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
war; battle; match; game; competition
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
general; popular; common; typical
guess; conjecture; surmise
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
relativity; interconnectedness; correlation
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")