tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to speak; to say; to vocalize
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
rather; better; instead; if anything
class; heading; group; category
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
fastidiousness; enthusiasm for one thing; meticulousness; susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
dakuten; diacritic kana mark that turns an unvoiced consonant into a voiced consonant
pronunciation; production of sound
a little bit; a little while
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
time; season; period; phase; stage
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
story; tale; talk; discussion
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
body; physical system; (the) person
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to be needed; to be wanted
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to