crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
alternating between happiness and anxiety; swinging between joy and sorrow; being glad and sad by turns; oscillating between optimism and pessimism
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
single word; a few words; brief comment
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
thought; consideration; thinking
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
gushing; overflowing; everlasting; unfailing; endless
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
rather; better; instead; if anything
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to be conspicuous; to stand out
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...