liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
going home from work; on the way home from work
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
take-out; take-away; carry-out
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
how; in what way; by what means
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
genius; prodigy; natural gift
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
resignation; acceptance; consolation
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat