resignation; acceptance; consolation
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
statement; account (of something); declaration; allegation
to this extent; to this degree; this much
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
death penalty; capital punishment
comments section (on a blog, website, application, etc.); comment field
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
last night; yesterday evening
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
left side; left-hand side
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
be (that) as it may; having said that
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building