observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
more than anything; above all else
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
with a click (door sound); with tenseness or firmness
without; unless; have to do
to be able to manage somehow or another
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
to jump upon (a moving object)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
serious; not joking; straight
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while