observation; survey; watching
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to breathe out; to exhale
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
when it becomes; when it comes to
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
succession; continuation; series; sequence
beginning; outset; first; onset
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
imagination; supposition; guess
negative emotions; negative feelings
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
so; like this; in this way