appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
middle of the night; dead of night
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
future (usually near); prospects
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
and yet; though; when; in spite of
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family