metre; meter; meter; gauge
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
lightly; easily; carelessly
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
than; from; out of; except; but; more
charming; fascinating; attractive
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
while; even though; despite
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)