center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
that day; the very same day
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
exactly as stated; verbatim
than; from; out of; except; but; more
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
that's the way it is; such is life
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water