to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
(excessive) flattery; smarminess; fawning
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
feminine handwriting; woman's hand
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
to be contrary to one's expectations
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate