cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
starting point; starting line
departure; leaving; setting off
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
something out of the ordinary; variant; variety; person with an unusual character or background; unique figure; exceptional type
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
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
by means of; due to; because of; according to
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
each; (arch.) you (plural)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)
large number (of); many; majority
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
very interesting; of great interest
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
that is to say; so that means
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound