anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
maximum temperature; highest temperature; (today's) high
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
weather forecast; weather report
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
short pause; short interval
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
probability; likelihood; chances
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
see you later; goodbye; sincerely
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
to attempt; to test; to try out
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
memory; sense; experience
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
unexpectedly; surprisingly
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
to carry around; to carry on one's person
leaving a device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst