such; like that; that sort of; very
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to surge; to well up; to gush out
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
world; society; people; the public
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition