with the exception of; excepting; excluding
stature; height; size; physique
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
foster sibling; foster brother; foster sister
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
very; extremely; excessively
suffix for familiar person
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
hero; manly person; warrior
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
strong-willed; strong of heart
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to drug (someone, food, drink)
friendship; companionship; fraternity; comradeship
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
very much; exceedingly; extremely
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
derailment; digression; deviation
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
absence; disregard; indifference
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
breaking off an engagement
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
testimony; (verbal) evidence
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
discrepancy; discord; disagreement; mismatch; dissonance
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
one breath; chug!; drink!