in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
pedestrian crossing; crosswalk
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
play equipment; playground equipment
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
chair; stool; post; office; position
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to shut in; to confine; to contain