calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to employ; to hire; to charter
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
in the same way as; just like
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; kid stuff; puerile trick
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to correct oneself; to restate
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
as if nothing had happened
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
together; at the same time; same; identical
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
scene; sight; scenario; setting
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane