apropos of nothing; to change the subject
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to someone's name
if you think about it; come to think of it
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
calm; composed; cool; quiet
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
healer; clinician; physician; person who gives treatment; therapist
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
with that; on that note; altogether; ending at that point; cut off there
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
time; season; period; phase; stage
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
novel; story; (work of) fiction
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
since when; from when; how long
to pass (of time); to elapse
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
serious; severe; grave; acute
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
finding employment; getting a job
by myself; in person; by oneself
obsession; compulsive idea
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner