tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
how; in what way; how about; questionable
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
being about to cry; the verge of tears
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
not caring; not giving a damn
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
to dig up and expose (a secret, hidden crime, etc.)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
faint memory; vague memory; dim memory; vague recollection
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
fleshing out (e.g. a plan); giving substance to; modeling; modelling
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
to change (one's clothes)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
silence; stillness; quietness
a few seconds; several seconds
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
mask; disguise; guise; mask
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is