elegant; charming; refined; enchanting; tasteful
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
when you really think about it; on reflection; in actual fact; once again (fashionable, popular, etc.); back (in style)
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
head; brains; intellect; understanding
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to serve a master; to serve one's employer faithfully
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
big and round (eyes, shaven head, etc.)
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
study of foreign languages; linguistics
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
(arch.) word; waka (classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka)
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
implication; significance; connotation; depth of meaning; complications of a problem
depiction; description; portrayal
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
rhyme; rhyme (of a Chinese character); rime
garden (esp. with trees); park