clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
useless; vain; aimless; idle
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; not knowing the true nature
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
surroundings; environs; circumference
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
mimicking a bird or animal call; imitating a call or a sound
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
thicket; coppice; brushwood
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
perm (hairstyle); permanent wave
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
flashiness; showiness; brilliance; bloom; flowers
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to make an appearance; to show up