to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
single word; a few words; brief comment
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
genius; prodigy; natural gift
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
jealousy; roasted rice cake
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
particularly; only; in the case of
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
one's true feelings and one's official stance (which may be at odds); one's real motive and one's stated reason