gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
another; different; something else
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
welcome!; nice to see you!
to brush gently; to stroke; to caress
noisily (of water gushing, pouring, spilling, splashing, spraying, etc.)
one more time; once more; once again
glasses for show; fashionable eyeglasses worn for appearance's sake; glasses with no lenses or 'window glass' lenses
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
to put one's hand on; to touch
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)