(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
police drama (television); detective drama
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
settlement; solution; resolution
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
(police) detective; criminal matter
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
of course; certainly; naturally
script; libretto; scenario
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
business; trade; operations; sales
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
around 40 (years of age, esp. women)
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
door; gate; opening; title page
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude