reason; cause; circumstances
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
(looking) over the top of one's glasses; (looking) through a pair of glasses
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
myself; yourself; I; me; you
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
author; writer; novelist; artist
complete works; complete collection; complete series
one; same (mind, path, etc.)
unimpressive; unimpressed
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
dozens; scores of; decades
second (unit of time); arc second
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
flat board; slab; slat; monotonous; dull; flat
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)